For the last 50 years deterrence meant nuclear weapons.
Is that next for Hezbollah? Nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction? We know that Hezbollah ally Iran is working on a nuclear weapon, and can be expected to also have chemical weapons. Iraq used chemical weapons on Iranian solders during the long Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s.
We do not know, and may never know, if Hezbollah possesses or has access to weapons of mass destruction or really long-range ballistic missiles. But certainly Israeli military planners fear and are at least somewhat deterred by Hezbollah because of what they have done in the past and what they may yet do in the future.
Much of Hezbollah's leadership and many of its fighters have fallen back to escape the ravages of Israel's incursion. This means we won't be rid of Hezbollah even if Israel continues the war for some time.
We'll need to continue to be aware of Hezbollah for a long time to come.
Mr. Carey has been a military analyst for 30 years. He can be found at:
http://peace-and-freedom.blogspot.com/
Is that next for Hezbollah? Nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction? We know that Hezbollah ally Iran is working on a nuclear weapon, and can be expected to also have chemical weapons. Iraq used chemical weapons on Iranian solders during the long Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s.
We do not know, and may never know, if Hezbollah possesses or has access to weapons of mass destruction or really long-range ballistic missiles. But certainly Israeli military planners fear and are at least somewhat deterred by Hezbollah because of what they have done in the past and what they may yet do in the future.
Much of Hezbollah's leadership and many of its fighters have fallen back to escape the ravages of Israel's incursion. This means we won't be rid of Hezbollah even if Israel continues the war for some time.
Mr. Carey has been a military analyst for 30 years. He can be found at:
http://peace-and-freedom.blogspot.com/
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