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The Samson Option (Hebrew: ברירת שמשון, romanized: 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.
Nov 16, 2018 · The "Samson Option" is a strategic doctrine that threatens to use nuclear weapons in response to existential threats against Israel. Learn how this option could enhance Israel's deterrence and preemption capabilities in an interconnected world.
The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy is a 1991 book by Seymour Hersh. It details the history of Israel's nuclear weapons program and its effects on Israel-American relations.
- Seymour M. Hersh
- 1991
Nov 19, 2010 · The Samson Option explodes one of the world's most closely guarded secrets—the secret of Israel's atomic arsenal. It relates, for the first time, the political, diplomatic, and military repercussions that have for decades been concealed from the world.
Jun 3, 2017 · Israel’s nuclear deterrence strategy has long been called the “Samson option” because Samson brought down the roof of a Philistine temple, killing his enemies and himself. Mr. Yaakov said...
Mar 10, 2024 · How might Israel use its ambiguous nuclear capability to deter or respond to existential threats from Iran or its proxies? This paper explores the concept of the "Samson Option" as a persuasive limit on enemy aggression, and its implications for Israel's strategic calculus.
Oct 27, 1991 · The Samson Option provides stunning insights into the abject paralysis (a failure of imagination?) within this same community and nearly throughout the U.S. government as it failed miserably to halt nuclear arms proliferation for nearly 60 years.
- Seymour M. Hersh
