Nixon Administration Tried To Prevent Israel From Having Nuclear Bombs Too

Currently the United States of America and thestated that Iran now has the technology to make
Bush administration want to prevent Iran fromnuclear weapons and now that they have the
attaining nuclear weapons at all costs includingtechnology they can never go back. Obviously the
possible military intervention. The President of IranIranian President is using a bit of history to help
has said that they will continue their nuclearhis case with the IAEA and the United Nations. To
weapons program so they have a deterrenthis credit Iranian President or should I say they
against attack from other nations in theuranium President does know his history however,
region.The Iranian President also says thathe also is bluffing himself into a war by using
Pakistan, Israel, India and many other nations wellthese mirroring rhetoric statements to bolster his
within striking distance already have nuclearfundamentalist support while slipping in to his
weapons and the nation of Iran have the right tospeeches such statements. The Iranian President
protect them selves. The Iranian President saysis playing on his own chessboard and is not playing
that the world allowed Israel to have nuclearwith the international community and the
weapons.But actually before Israel crosses theinternational community's rules. The nation like that
nuclear threshold the Nixon administration plannedwhich sponsors international terrorism can never
on confronting the Israeli government on thisbe trusted with the nuclear weapons.The Nixon
issue and senior Nixon administration officials hadadministration in July of 1969 had Secretary of
discussed if it was even feasible to politically orState Elliott Richardson and Deputy Secretary of
technologically stop their program. Even the CIADefense David Packard meet with the
was involved for possible intervention. Once IsraelAmbassador to Israel to discuss an agreement
crossed the nuclear threshold the Nixonwith Israel on their new nuclear weapons. the
administration wished to set up ground rules tocurrent situation the hostile political intentions and
ensure that Israel would not use nuclear weaponsambitions of the Iranian President make
against its neighbors do to all the conflicts of thenegotiation nearly impossible, as the United States
time. We know from history that they did notof America has a policy not to negotiate with
use nuclear weapons on their Arabterrorists and that would include the nation states
neighbors.Perhaps the question today is can wewould sponsor them. We seem to have a political
trust Iran with nuclear weapons, knowing full wellimpasse with Iran and it does not appear the
that they currently sponsor international terroristbridge can be gapped without assistance or
groups. Also knowing that they have alreadydiplomatic help from neighboring Arab nations and
promised to blow Israel off the map. Thismajor trading partners such as either Russia or
apparently is a much different situation with IranChina.It looks as if the United States of America
then when it was with Israel during the Nixonand her allies will be forced to strike Iran. But
administration. Israel had the atomic bomb bywhen they do they will have to go after other
1967. The Nixon administration realized this wasassets besides just the nuclear weapons
going to be a significant problem between 1968 inmanufacturing facilities such as but not limited to
1969. Henry Kissinger did a national security studyall military offensive assets, long-range missiles
in 1969 in how to deal with the Israeli nuclearand take out the large chunk of its military. War is
advancements.Recently the Iranian President hasinevitable and this situation is highly unfortunate.