Isreal Samson Option Leak Israel The Holy Land International Traveller Magazine

Images supposedly released from iran’s recent batch of hacked israeli intelligence files claim to expose israel’s “samson option” nuclear target list. Rooted in biblical allegory and reinforced by decades of deliberate ambiguity, this doctrine may prove to be the most consequential pillar of israel’s security strategy yet., middle east.

B'rerat shimshon) is israel 's deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons as a last resort against a country whose military has invaded and/or destroyed much of israel As israel’s conflict with iran escalates and threats loom from multiple regional actors, the world’s attention is once again drawn to the samson option—israel’s veiled but potent nuclear deterrent The samson option envisions the use of nuclear force as israel’s ultimate defensive measure