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Expert Analysis: Israel Identified as Primary Nuclear Threat in Middle East

Jun 13, 2026 09:49 AM CT Jerusalem, Israel nuclear,opinion,Israel,Iran,RT,analysis

Summary

Professor Theodore Postol, speaking to RT, characterized Israel as the primary nuclear danger in the Middle East rather than Iran, asserting that Prime Minister Netanyahu has engaged the country in an unsustainable conflict. This represents a rhetorical challenge to the prevailing Western narrative regarding regional nuclear proliferation and conflict sustainability.

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Benjamin Netanyahu pushed West Jerusalem into a conflict his country’s military cannot sustain, Theodore Postol told has RT The major nuclear danger facing the Middle East originates not from Iran but from Israel, Professor Theodore Postol, a former Science and Policy Adviser on Strategic Nuclear...

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T4 RT
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Actor Responses

Israel NEUTRAL

Subject of criticism regarding nuclear threat status and conflict sustainability.

Iran NEUTRAL

Contrasted with Israel as a lesser nuclear threat in the expert's assessment.

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