LEADER 02714oam 2200421z- 450 001 9910220086203321 005 20171223082459.0 010 $a0-8330-9316-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000595176 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000595176 100 $a20210414c2015uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 12$aA surprise out of Zion? $ecase studies in Israel's decisions on whether to alert the United States to preemptive and preventive strikes, from Suez to the Syrian nuclear reactor /$fWarren Bass 210 $cRAND Corporation 311 $a0-8330-8416-X 327 $aIntroduction -- Case I: The Suez War, 1956 -- Case II: The Six-Day War, 1967 -- Case III: The Raid on Osiraq, 1981 -- Case IV: The Raid on al-Kibar, 2007 -- Conclusion. 330 $a"Might U.S. officials be surprised by an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities? This study examines some key historical precedents, considering four key cases in which Israeli prime ministers chose preemptive or preventive military strikes and had to decide whether to notify or consult with the United States: the Suez crisis of 1956, the Six-Day War of 1967, the 1981 strike on Iraq's nuclear reactor, and the 2007 bombing of the mysterious Syrian nuclear facility known as al-Kibar. The Eisenhower and Reagan administrations were indeed surprised by Israel's actions in 1956 and 1981, but U.S.-Israel relations were put under far less strain by the bilateral discussions that preceded Israeli military action in 1967 and 2007. With the widening and deepening of the U.S.-Israel special relationship over the decades, Israeli prime ministers will have to think very carefully before choosing confrontation over consultation with the United States."--Back cover. 517 $aSurprise Out of Zion? 517 $aA Surprise Out of Zion? 606 $aPreemptive attack (Military science)$vCase studies 606 $aDiplomatic relations$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01907412 606 $aPreemptive attack (Military science)$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01075045 607 $aIsrael$xForeign relations$zUnited States$vCase studies 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIsrael$vCase studies 607 $aIsrael$xHistory, Military$y20th century 607 $aIsrael$2fast 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aCase studies.$2fast 608 $aMilitary history.$2fast 615 0$aPreemptive attack (Military science) 615 7$aDiplomatic relations. 615 7$aPreemptive attack (Military science) 700 $aBass$b Warren$01121530 712 02$aRand Corporation.$bNational Security Research Division, 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220086203321 996 $aA surprise out of Zion$92894531 997 $aUNINA