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Israel Developing "Plan B" to Stop Iran from Getting Nukes
(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - The Israel Defense Forces is developing plans to strike Iran's nuclear program in light of the Islamic Republic's ongoing march toward the technology needed for an atomic weapon, and the stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran on the matter, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi said this week. "The progress in the Iranian nuclear program has led the IDF to speed up its operational plans, and the defense budget that was recently approved is meant to address this." Kohavi added, "The IDF is operating constantly and in a variety of ways in order to minimize Iran's influence in the Middle East." Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Wednesday: "The State of Israel has the means to act and will not hesitate to do so. I do not rule out the possibility that Israel will have to take action in the future in order to prevent a nuclear Iran. Iran is only two months away from acquiring the materials necessary for a nuclear weapon. We do not know if the Iranian regime will be willing to sign an agreement and come back to the negotiation table and the international community must build a viable 'Plan B' in order to stop Iran in its tracks towards a nuclear weapon."