אלי לויטה על הגרעין האיראני, האיפוק הישראלי והחלטות בעולם להישאר על הסף ולא לחצות אותו - בינתיים

If Nathan Zach had been asked to adapt his poem "When God Said the First Time" to the reactor in Dimona, the result would have been something like this: "When Ben-Gurion said the first time, 'Let there be an atom,' he did not think at that moment what would be done with it." The Negev Nuclear Research Center was built, taking advantage of a rare opportunity in relations with France, before forming a deep thought about the use of its products. Then, in the past six or seven decades, a stratum of experts and researchers in various sciences and fields, civilians and military personnel, also developed in Israel, who joined their colleagues in the world in the discussion of strategic issues. The Americans and the Soviets. For example, they came to their senses and restrained the natural impulse to equip themselves with something bigger, stronger, more overwhelming than defenses, because they understood that the acquisition of a first-strike capability by one side in a conflict equation would threaten stability because it would push the other side to preemptively strike. Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levita is the Israeli equivalent of the world's strategy scholars. Academically and in government - he was previously the deputy director general of the Atomic Energy Commission - he has delved into the depths of the political envelope in the nuclear field. He does not reveal the secrets he knows, of course, but the general and sometimes focused insights he is willing to share are sufficient. Levita is careful not to involve nuclear power in politics. In a conversation with Amir Oren in "Aparchesat" he states that all Israeli prime ministers have acted responsibly in this area, which is directly and almost exclusively subordinate to them. Netanyahu's announcement that Iran already had atomic bombs puzzles him; in his opinion, it has no factual basis. He is more concerned about Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey than Iran. "Even if Iran ever obtains a nuclear weapon, as opposed to a detonation device," Levita is convinced, "it will not be the end of the Zionist vision. We will not give them this pleasure." Studio: Dudi Durham Editor: Yael Badrashy