They have literally come very close to launching them when they were losing a few battles during the Yom Kippur war when Golda Meir ordered them readied to be launched. She then extorted Nixon for supplies because if he didn’t agree to airlift in help she’d order them launched.

Like this isn’t crazy talk. They have a known policy under which they will take the entire region with them if they fall.

It’s worth considering and talking about and just because you don’t know basic history surrounding this doesn’t mean others are stupid for considering it a possibility.

Been there. Told my genius step-father that his hand-me-down rig (from me) was showing signs of being on its last legs and he didn’t believe me.

Fast forward: it dies.

How do you think he reacted? Yeah.

I looked at him dead in the eyes and said, “if only someone with a lifetimes experience had warned you…” and walked away.

Not my problem. Made him buy a new one.