A former CIA officer has issued a stark one-word verdict on the possibility of theIranconflict sparking all-out nuclear war. In catastrophic scenes that have played out since Saturday, February 28, as part of Operation Epic Fury, theUSandIsraelhave conducted strikes against theMiddle Easternnation of Iran in efforts to topple the Islamic Republic.
It led to the deaths of military officials and most notably, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the regime's supreme leader, who was killed in his compound in the Iranian capital of Tehran; Iran has since launched sweeping retaliatory attacks across the Gulf. As the world comes to terms with the conflict,Steven Bartlettsat down with former CIA officer Andrew Bustamante, nuclear war expert Annie Jacobsen, and global affairs analyst Benjamin Radd for an "emergency roundtable" episode of The Diary Of A CEO. In what proved to be a lively discussion that spanned more than two hours, the experts analysed the attacks, covering everything from the historical context and motivations to the political implications.
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It’s hardly surprising that the topic eventually turned to whether these strikes might ignite alargerconflict, or even, in the worst case, nuclear war. Steven asked the panel if they believed the world is now "closer" to a nuclear war due to the recent attacks.
Andrew said: "One hundred percent. And I've got, like, there's proof of that all over the headlines today because France is deploying air-launch nuclear warheads. Air-launched nuclear warheads. That means small warheads that fit on the ends of airplane rockets.
"They're deploying them all over Europe. That means France is now taking its nuclear arsenal and spreading it across its European allies. The more nuclear proliferation, the more risk of nuclear war."
Annie argued that this had "nothing to do with Iran", as Benjamin highlighted the war inUkraine, but, suggesting there could be more than meets the eye toFrance's recent actions, Andrew claimed that it took place "two days after Iran".
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Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
