https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Option

“Israel could “bring down the pillars of the world (attack Moscow and European capitals for instance)” as well as the “holy places of Islam.” and that the “abandonment of proportionality is the essence” of the Samson Option.” - Ron Rosenbaum

”For the first time in history, a people facing extermination while the world either cackles or looks away—have the power to destroy the world. The ultimate justice?” - David Perlmutter

https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/06/17/new-leak-reveals-israels-samson-option-includes-american-cities-on-nuclear-target-list/

According to security analysts who have reviewed the leaked documents, cities identified in the alleged target list include New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and the NORAD command center in Colorado. Also named are Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Option

In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab forces were overwhelming Israeli forces and Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized a nuclear alert and ordered 13 atomic bombs be readied for use by missiles and aircraft. The Israeli Ambassador informed President Richard Nixon that “very serious conclusions” may occur if the United States did not airlift supplies. Nixon complied. This is seen by some commentators on the subject as the first threat of the use of the Samson Option.

Here is a map showing countries that are within Israel’s nuclear targeting range:

  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldEnglish
    831·
    6 days ago

    I imagine every nuclear state has developed such extreme plans. Singling Israel out for criticism over it makes no sense.

    Oh, unless you’re an antisemite, I guess.

    • BanMe@lemmy.world
      293·
      6 days ago

      Yep criticizing Israel = antisematism, thats a healthy attitude that doesn’t at all backfire against the Jewish people and faith.

      • Tedesche@lemmy.worldEnglish
        714·
        6 days ago

        I never said that. I’m plenty critical of Israel. I said that singling them out for something basically every country with nuclear weapons does makes no sense. Unless, you’re an antisemite.

        • Doomsider@lemmy.world
          125·
          6 days ago

          Every other nuclear power does not have a literal plan to nuke their allies. Stop acting like a Zionist.

            • AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world
              4·
              6 days ago

              We are also critical of the US for these things, though, so it’s crazy to act as if we aren’t consistent.

              “Whatabout-” yes they are bad too, now stop pretending that you aren’t defending a genocidal state and intentionally conflating criticism of the state with criticisms of all Jews. (Not saying you, but the other guy)

          • Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world
            6·
            6 days ago

            I’m not so sure about that now that I consider it. Military loves contingencies. If USA were to get invaded by Russia or China and somehow was losing and no one helped us for some reason, wouldn’t we threaten Europe or Canada etc? I can see crazy contingency plans being drawn up for dire circumstances

    • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      172·
      6 days ago

      Equating the state of Israel with the Jewish faith is antisemitism. Not all Jews are Israeli, not all Israelis are Jewish, and the state of Israel doesn’t speak for all Jews.

      If anyone speaks Hebrew please correct me, but it’s been explained to me that in Jewish tradition, there isn’t a single word for Israel the way it’s used in the West. You have the land Jewish people lived on historically, the people descended from Abraham who inhabit(/ed) that land, and you have the modern state of Israel. Overlap between the three definitions doesn’t imply they’re the same thing.

      • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
        5·
        6 days ago

        I speak Hebrew and you’re not 100% correct here. “Eretz yisrael” (land of Israel) is mentioned in the Torah and all sorts of other religious texts. There’s also the word “Yerushalayim”, which is Jerusalem. For Ashkenazi Jews during chanukkah, there’s a famous saying: “L’Shana Haba’ah B’Yerushalayim” which means “next year in Jerusalem”.

        • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          6 days ago

          I’m stretching my memory here but from what I recall this wasn’t based only on the Torah, but on traditional Jewish philosophical thought as well; I couldn’t tell you whether this was, say, 11th or 18th century philosophy, though.

          It’s entirely possible I’m misremembering, if you think that’s the case I can edit out that part of my first comment to avoid misinformation

          • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca
            3·
            6 days ago

            Ya the phrase is definitely from 1400s or so Jewish philosophy, not strictly from the Torah. You can think of it as Ashkenazi DLC

    • AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world
      51·
      6 days ago

      Ah yes, it’s anti-semitic to criticise modern Hitler’s use of nukes to bully other nations into staying out of international human rights violations.

    • Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      61·
      6 days ago

      Not to bomb there allies, this only “makes sense” if the country is getting invaded and they want to punish there allies for not defending them. The US cannot be invaded and even if they were they aren’t dependent on there allies to defend them, same with USSR/Russia.

      Maybe France or the UK mulled over bombing dc if the Russians invaded but they probably didn’t look too far as that would take away any chance for a d-day 2 that could free them. It also may bring about a counterattack by the US, and France has shown in WWII they would rather surrender to the enemy then see Paris burn.