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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Hypothetically, Iran is a reasoned actor and a country of peace, it doesn't mind Israel existing as a nation, and has decided to pursue a nuclear program. Does Israel attack them under these circumstances?
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I guess the best example to your question is probably Pakistan given that they are a Muslim country and border Afghanistan and Iran. Israel was not a fan of Pakistan getting nukes in the late 90’s but given Pakistan is far more concerned with countering India, Israel did not do much to stop their nuclear program which had operated since the 70’s. There were other geopolitical factors such as China being a major backer of Pakistans nuclear program. So the counter point would be maybe Israel or the US would have interfered if China was not involved. Netanyahu was also the PM at the time when Pakistan obtained nuclear capabilities.
I don’t think I can give your question a yes or no but Pakistan is probably the best example we can rely on if you were to argue that Israel would be ok with a muslim country relatively nearby gaining nukes if they were not sworn enemies.