Bolton is a dellusional wind-bag.
Israel has never needed to be prompted to defend itself, even pro-actively. Say what you will about Israel but they certainly have their finger on the pulse of some of the more radical nation-states around them. If there was a real threat to Israel or the region they would have done something about it already- and that doesn't necessarily mean by way of a military strike.
If Israel were to attack Iran at this point, it could be disastrous for both countries.
Rather than getting their Middle-East attack dog to go after Iran, the US needs to put pressure on Russia and China to in turn put pressure (economic primarily) on Iran.
I'm not an expert in nuclear energy by any means but I'm pretty sure there are types of reactors that are weapons grade and others that are not weapons grade (like the CANDU reactors IIRC). Are we to presume that the Iranian reactors are weapons grade? Does anyone know for certain?
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