Martin Van Creveld, university professor of military history in Jerusalem said:
"Most European capitals are our targets....We have the capability to take the world down with us and that will happen before Israel goes under."
The "Samson Option" is Israel's strategy of massive nuclear retaliation against "enemy" nations.
Israel refuses to admit it has nuclear weapons despite Israeli whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu making public photos of nuclear weapons and production equipment in the 1980s.
Israel have about 400 nuclear weapons and can launch them in a second strike if its military is devastated.
It has evolved into a bullying strategy to further Israel's goals through threats and blackmail against Arab nations, United States and Russia with its Samson Option.
Mordechai Vanunu alleged that Israel has the ability to "bombard any city not only in Europe but also in the United States."
### In 1973's Yom Kippur War Israel was attacked by Arab forces. PM Golda Meir authorized a nuclear alert with 13 atomic bombs. Israeli Ambassador Simha Dinitz threatened "very serious conclusions" and forced President Richard Nixon to send state of the art military supplies to Israel.
### Seymour Hersh documents Israeli nuclear weapons were used to discourage the Soviets from helping Arab nations since an Israeli nuclear attack on Russia by America's closest ally would result in Russia confronting the U.S.
### Ariel Sharon said : "We can take the Middle East with us whenever we want..............the Arabs may have the oil, but we have the matches."
### In 2002, Ariel Sharon threatened that if Israel was attacked "Israel will react.'' Israeli defense analyst Zeev Schiff explained: "Israel could respond with nuclear weapons and eradicate Iraq as a country."
### Simon Peres admitted that nuclear weapons are used by Israel for "compellent purposes" by forcing others to accept Israeli political demands.
### In 2002 Ariel Sharon demanded the U.S. target Iran after it was finished with Iraq. In 2004 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Israel would consider "all options" against Iran including attacks with nuclear weapons.
### Because of its technical assistance to Iran's nuclear program and arms sales to Iran and other "enemy" nations. In 2007 Israeli officials warned Russia: "We hope they understand that this is a threat that could come back to them as well."