The IDF is working on 3 new plans to deal with Iran's nuclear program, under the direction of Chief of Staff Kochavi • Preparation of the military option requires billions of shekels, outside the defense budget
Against the background of progress in the Iranian nuclear program, the IDF is currently preparing a new operational plan to deal with the threat from the East. In fact, this is not one plan but three alternatives, which will be formulated in the near future and presented to the political echelon.
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Although Tehran wants to return to the nuclear deal, it has recently accumulated quite a few assets that could allow it to shorten the time until the bomb, if it decides to break into it.
The prevailing opinion now in Israel is that from the moment of the decision until the production of the first nuclear facility, it will take about a year for Iran.
"Iran has made progress in recent years in the field of research and development, both in the accumulation of enriched material and in its offensive capabilities, and it has a regime that really wants to reach nuclear weapons," Defense Minister Bnei Gantz said in an extensive article on the Iranian nuclear project.
"It is clear that Israel needs to have a military option in front of it. It requires resources and investment, and I am working to make that happen."
The IDF has already clarified that the preparation of the military option requires billions of shekels, outside the current defense budget.
As part of its activities that deviate from the nuclear deal, Iran has accumulated about three tons of low-level enriched uranium, as well as installed advanced centrifuges at its nuclear facilities.
Last week it even started enriching uranium to a level of 20%, and it is threatening to take further steps later.
In Israel, it is believed that this activity is intended to "accumulate assets" ahead of the expected negotiations with the incoming government of Joe Biden, which has already made it clear that it intends to return to the nuclear agreement. Jerusalem estimates that a return to the original agreement will be bad.
Prime Minister Netanyahu also intends to appoint a special projector to coordinate the treatment of the issue, and the leading candidate for the position is the head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, immediately after he ends his term this coming June.
Israel wants a future agreement with Iran would include a longer period of supervision over its nuclear program, as well as the restriction on research and development of nuclear development and manufacture of missiles and terrorist activity in the region.
Iran has already made it clear that opposes it, and let the time being, a compromise is reached, and in which are facilitated slightly The economic sanctions on Iran, in exchange for the waiver of some of the nuclear assets it has accumulated.The
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