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This raises the question of whether Israel’s repeated refrain that “all options are on the table” implies that even a nuclear strike is possible.
As Iraq moved to complete the Osirak reactor by the early 1980’s, Israel applied diplomatic pressure and actions against foreign nuclear vendors, sabotaged atomic exports, and assassinated Iraqi scientists, before finally settling on the June 1981 air strike on the plant.
The only worse stain on Israel would be if survivors of an Iranian nuclear strike were to lament that, had their country acted proactively, “the third destruction of the Temple” – the end of the Jewish state – could have been avoided.
Most Turks don’t want to see their country excluded from the West, but if the EU spurns them while speeding up entry for weaker candidates, Turkey may come to feel sufficiently strong and embittered to strike out on a new geo-political course.
Following the MOAB strike, the US press fulfilled that role, providing duly sensational coverage.
We can only hope that the next US military strike – whether in North Korea or in the Persian Gulf – won’t trigger a genuine national-security emergency.
While these issues strike at the core of a country’s values – of what we mean by democracy and limits on government intrusion into individuals’ lives – they are also economic issues.
One option, then, would be for Poland’s judges to go on strike.
Judges will not strike, because they are not politicians, and they are not eager for a fight.
Moreover, the PiS is exploiting the fact that a judicial strike would appear unseemly.
One reason is that, notwithstanding Trump’s bluster, the US has very few realistic military options: North Korea could use conventional weapons to wipe out Seoul and its surroundings, where almost half of South Korea’s population lives, were the US to strike.
But just when our societies should be making such investments, the public sectors in the US and Europe are on a veritable “investment strike.”
They plan when and where to strike.
The answer hinges on the balance businesses strike between value capture and creation.
Research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has shown that regulation and legislation in this area must strike a balance, lest it undermine “the ability of regulatory agencies to seek and retain talent.”
Even if Clinton takes a restrained approach to the use of force in international disputes, as President Barack Obama has over the last eight years, she would not be able to stand by idly if North Korea had the capacity to launch a long-range nuclear strike.
America would have to protect its Asian allies (not to mention its own citizens, were the North able to strike the US mainland).
This is why the Bush administration has shied away from military confrontations with North Korea and Iran, despite its veneration of Israel’s air strike on Iraq’s Osirak reactor in 1981, which set back Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program by several years.
All ASEAN member states must strike a balance between their respective national interests and broader regional interests.
It is up to Europe to strike the deal.
The police persecution of the animal movement appears to be an attempt by the conservative party, which controls the Ministry of the Interior, and its animal industry supporters to strike back at a legitimate, peaceful challenge to the way we treat animals.
Since coming to power in January, Syriza has struggled to balance the need to strike a deal on Greece’s debt with its campaign promise not to sign any agreement that would thrust the country deeper into recession.
In fact, Tsipras’s pilgrimage spoke to a long heritage of resistance within the movements making up his party – a heritage that could complicate any attempt he makes to strike a deal.
Left-wing forces proved their potency on March 5, 1943, when they paralyzed Athens with a massive strike.
Today, these governments are more likely to use drones and special forces to strike at their perceived enemies.
First, unlike the structure of Cold War-era “mutually assured destruction,” cyber weapons offer those who use them an opportunity to strike anonymously.
During that period, the US also deployed a strike group, including the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, to the region, saying that it would counter “reckless acts of aggression” with “whatever methods the US wants to take.”
It is up to intellectuals to recognize this and frame the arguments that can help governments strike the right balance between national, regional, and global commitments.
More dangerous, some US policymakers continue to entertain the possibility of delivering a “bloody nose” strike to the North – a decision that could cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
After all, there is no guarantee that North Korea would be able to discern whether it really is a one-time strike, or a declaration of war.
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