As a nation whose defense doctrine was based on keeping the smallest possible regular military force backed by Reserves to be mobilized in emergencies, Israel put a lot of stock in deterrence, hoping for wide intervals between wars. But deterrence has many levels and many target audiences, and Israel has in recent years struggled with updating and refining this notion as it confronts Palestinian terror, Hezbollah missiles and most especially the Iranian threat, both unconventional and conventional, and perhaps sub-conventional, too. Has Israel been able to develop a Credible Military Threat to counter these challenges, from cells in Nablus to centrifuges in Natanz?
To deliberate Israel’s state of deterrence – as well as that of its allies and partners in the region; Let’s turn to Washington DC;
(Ret.) Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. Join us also from central Israel is Brigadier General (Res.) Doron Gavish, Former Air Defense Chief, Israel Air Force. Join us in the studio Major General (Res) Gershon Ha-Cohen, IDF Army Corps Commander, and Amir Oren.
