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Israel’s defense minister Ehud Barak, says all options are open to it as long as Iran poses a threat to the country with its nuclear program. Israel and the West suspect Iran is trying to produce nuclear weapons, although Iran insists its program is peaceful.
Barak was speaking to The Foreign Press Association, representing journalists covering Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak addresses members of the foreign media during a
news conference in Jerusalem April 30, 2012. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags:
POLITICS)
Ehud Barak said, "While I hope to be proven wrong, as Israeli Minister of Defence, I have a responsibility to the people of Israel not to ignore the risks. I believe it is well understood in Washington DC as well as in Jerusalem that as long as there is a future existential threat to our people, all options to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons should remain on the table, and they will. I have enough experience to know that a military option is not a simple one. It would be complicated with certain associated risks. But a radical Islamic republic of Iran with nuclear weapons would be far more dangerous both for the region and indeed the whole world."
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