Throughout 2015, Iran has been working with
the global community to implement nuclear
development standards.
But although the US government is in support
of comprehensive reform, Israel’s Prime
Minister has said that a nuclear Iran would
threaten Israel’s very existence.
Iranian leaders have opposed Israel’s statehood,
and repeatedly threatened to annihilate the
country.
With tensions sky-high, we wanted to know;
what would happen if Israel and Iran went
to war?
Well, first and foremost, the big issue at
hand is the potential for nuclear war.
Currently, Israel is thought to be considerably
farther ahead in nuclear proliferation than
Iran.
Although Israel is NOT one of five countries
allowed to possess nuclear weapons, they maintain
what is called “nuclear ambiguity”.
Some sources estimate that Israel has at least
80 nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, Iran is said to be nearing the
capability to produce their first nuclear
weapon.
However, evidence as to whether this is true,
or even possible, is the source of much debate.
Iran has been sanctioned for violating nuclear
guidelines, and been accused of developing
weapons grade uranium.
Still, no matter how far along Iran actually
is, there is little doubt that Israel’s
ambiguous nuclear arsenal is considerably
more powerful.
But outside of nuclear war, how do these militaries
stack up?
Well, both are relatively strong, ranking
within the top 25 most powerful world militaries.
In terms of manpower, Iran takes a significant
lead.
While both countries have mandatory conscription,
Iran’s population is ten times that of Israel’s.
So while Israel has about 800,000 available
troops, Iran has closer to 2 and a half million.
Iran is also about 8 times larger than Israel,
making it considerably harder to invade.
However, Iran falls short in nearly every
other military category.
Israel is one of the world’s biggest arms
producers, and develops a considerable amount
of military technology.
Iran lost western military support during
the Iran-Iraq war, leading them to rely on
Russia, China, and North Korea.
Israel also spends roughly 17 billion dollars
a year on its military, while Iran only spends
about a third of that.
Overall, there is no comparison between the
size and scope of Israel’s advanced arsenal,
and Iran’s outdated and outsourced military
capabilities.
Israel is also well known for having one of
the most highly trained defense forces in
the world.
But all that aside, experts point out that
neither country has much of a geographic reach
into the other.
The two are just, too far apart for a conventional
war.
Instead, some point to their involvements
in regional proxy wars to assert dominance.
Iran and Israel may be sworn enemies, but
Iran’s biggest threat comes from the United
States, which has troops in neighboring Afghanistan
and Iraq.
Thus, with the US backing Israel’s powerful
army, Iran would have a lot of trouble winning
any kind of direct conflict.
One of Iran’s only direct supporters, North
Korea, is always on the brink of war.
To find out how a war between North and South
Korea would turn out, check out this video.
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