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Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak: “A militarized nuclear Iran means the end of any conceivable non-proliferation regime.  Saudi Arabia will become a nuclear power within weeks, Turkey within a few years, and Egypt will follow suit shortly after.  The countdown towards nuclear materials falling into the hands of terrorists will begin. Iran will revamp its exportation of terror (in Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia to name but a few) while emboldening their proxies; encouraging them to act with greater assertiveness...

Diplomacy efforts continue, and sanctions are both unprecedented and genuinely biting.  Unfortunately based on experience, we are highly skeptical about the chances of success. We, all the leaders of the world, are using the same language.  ‘We are determined to prevent Iran from becoming a military-nuclear power.’ All options are on the table to prevent Iran from crossing the point of no return. We expect all those who say it to mean it; we mean it.”

full speech here.