Citizen G'kar: Musings on Earth

November 09, 2007

Israeli official warns of nuclear 'apocalypse'

The Daily Star
Egyptian and Saudi nuclear ambitions, on top of Iran's atomic drive, will lead to an "apocalyptic scenario," a senior Israeli Cabinet minister said in comments published on Friday. "If Egypt and Saudi Arabia begin nuclear programs, this can bring an apocalyptic scenario upon us," Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the English-language Jerusalem Post newspaper.


"Their intentions should be taken seriously and the declarations being made now are to prepare the world for when they decide to actually do it," said the minister, responsible for coordinating Israeli efforts against a nuclear Iran.


On October 29, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced a program to build several nuclear power stations.


Jordan, one of only two Arab countries with Egypt to have signed peace deals with Israel, as well as Algeria, Libya, Yemen and all six pro-Western Gulf states including Saudi Arabia have also announced peaceful nuclear ambitions.


Lieberman, who heads the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, also told the Jerusalem Post that Pakistan could pose a major threat to Israel.


"If the Taliban or [Al-Qaeda leader Osama] bin Laden get control [of Pakistan], they will have nuclear weapons for terror use and they don't hide their opinions about Israel," he said.

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