Chapter 678 Israeli Mushroom Bomb

Jerusalem.

This land has been sacred since ancient times, but at the same time, too much blood has been shed on this land since ancient times.

And now, in this city, a group of outsiders are looking solemn.

"Our air force has lost 80% of its combat power. So far, no more than 50 fighter jets can take off and fight, of which less than 20 are third-generation aircraft." The new Air Force Commander General Avery had the ugliest expression on his face. The losses in the Bekaa Valley were not great, but the subsequent ballistic missile attack by Syria was the real killer. All air bases were destroyed, and there were less than 50 fighter jets that could take off. Moreover, there was no airport runway!

The Syrians are very cruel. Some of their ballistic missiles have cluster bombs stuffed into their warheads. Now, the work of clearing the airport runway is very difficult, and the engineering corps is constantly suffering casualties.

The means that the Iraqis used to deal with the US military are now used by the Syrians to deal with Israel, and the effect is the same. Israel was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Israel has always emphasized offensive air defense, ignored the construction of air defense missile forces, and vigorously developed its air force. As a result, it has now suffered a devastating disaster.

"We did not invade Syrian territory. The war started in Lebanon. Now, Syria dares to attack our land. This is beyond our tolerance!" Defense Minister Sharon looked extremely grim at this time. He looked at his colleagues and said, "Now, it is our most critical moment. We cannot give up any form of attack!"

Sharon's words caused a stir in everyone's hearts. Of course, they knew what Sharon was referring to.

nuclear weapon!

In the 1980s, there were only five permanent members of the UN Security Council in the world that possessed nuclear weapons. This was on the surface, but behind the scenes, many other countries were preparing for or had already crossed the nuclear threshold, such as Israel!

In fact, Israel is the sixth country to possess nuclear weapons after the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. For Israel, it is surrounded by Arabs and war could break out at any time. What does Israel have? It needs strategic depth, but it has none. It needs population, but it has none. Israel must act like a hungry wolf in order to gain a foothold in the Middle East!

It was in this context that Israel launched its own nuclear program, and this program was tacitly approved by the United States. Otherwise, where did Israel's early nuclear technology come from?

That year, Nixon promised visiting Israeli Prime Minister Meir that as long as Israel did not disclose its nuclear program or nuclear tests, the United States would not conduct nuclear inspections on Israel. In this way, the United States tacitly accepted Israel's status as a nuclear power and did not put pressure on Israel to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Moreover, in the process of secretly developing nuclear weapons, Israel began to cooperate extensively with South Africa. It was quite difficult for Israel to find a suitable test site, but South Africa provided favorable conditions.

In 1979, Israel conducted a nuclear test on an offshore platform in the north of Antarctica, south of South Africa. At that time, the US satellite detected this mysterious explosion and finally determined it to be a nuclear test.

Up to now, Israel has more than 20 nuclear warheads. These warheads are usually hidden, and Israel will not take the initiative to declare that it has nuclear weapons. However, when it comes to a life-and-death moment, Israel will not be stingy in using them.

Especially now, Israel’s top leaders are a group of guys who advocate the use of force.

"I think we cannot use nuclear weapons unless it is absolutely necessary. After all, we still have the United States and can continue to obtain more fighter jets. Moreover, our losses are mainly fighter jets, and our personnel losses are not large," said General Avery.

The use of nuclear weapons will cause a great shock! The situation will also slide to the edge of losing control. For example, right now, behind Syria is the Soviet Union! If we launch a nuclear bomb towards Syria, it will challenge the bottom line of the Soviet Union!

Israel won the war in order to survive, not to perish completely in the glare of a nuclear bomb.

This war was launched at the instigation of the United States. Now that Israel has suffered losses, it will of course ask the United States for help!

The United States provides military aid to Israel every year, and the relationship between the two sides is extremely friendly.

Unexpectedly, after hearing what Avery said, Prime Minister Begin said: "We have communicated with the United States, and the United States is not yet capable of supporting us with large quantities of fighter planes."

The United States is also unable to spare any effort now! The United States is currently waging the Iraq War, which has cost the United States a huge amount of military expenditure. Congress has lost so many lives that how could it possibly provide aid to Israel?

Again, even if the US government wanted to provide military aid to Israel, they do not have the ability to do so, because the last time Iraq launched a round of ballistic missile fireworks, it shot down many US fighter planes, and the US fleet also suffered heavy losses. Now, the new fighter planes produced by US arms companies are all provided to the US Air Force, and it is not Israel's turn yet.

The United States is really unable to take care of Israel now, and the Israeli Air Force can only rely on themselves to find a solution to the huge losses!

Apart from the United States, there is only France. However, France has no fighter jets in stock, so if you order from France at this time, you will have to wait for a while.

After hearing this, General Avery finally understood that it was indeed a dangerous moment for Israel. The only option was to use nuclear weapons to force the Syrians to give up the war. This move was very dangerous, but there was no better way.

"But even if we use nuclear bombs, we can't attack Damascus," Ivory said. "Attacking the enemy's capital is the best way, and it can also avenge our air force. However, this will cause strong opposition from the whole world."

If Damascus is attacked, Israel will become a global enemy and will never be able to gain a foothold again.

"I didn't say we were going to attack Damascus. Our target is still the PLO in Lebanon, and the biggest threat to us is still the Syrian army in the Bekaa Valley. So, we will use a small-yield nuclear warhead to strike the Bekaa Valley and completely destroy the Syrian army's will to fight." Sharon's words were calm, but they were filled with murderous intent: "How is it?"

Attack the Bekaa Valley! Theoretically, the Bekaa Valley belongs to Lebanon. Syria has troops stationed there, so it deserves to be attacked. They did not attack the Syrian mainland. This time, the anti-aircraft missiles in the Bekaa Valley made their air force lose face. They had to find it back where they lost it.

Israel does this to help the United States and contain the Syrian army. Therefore, even if nuclear weapons are used, the United States can only accept the status quo. If the United States accepts it, the Western world will also accept it. Israel has unknowingly become a nuclear country with an identity. Let's see who dares to attack Israel in the future!

"Prime Minister, I propose that we use Jericho missiles with nuclear warheads to strike the Bekaa Valley!" Sharon said, "This is the only way we can reverse the current situation!"