US Naval Intelligence Belief
One senior US naval intelligence source is stating that he believes “the Israelis will strike soon”.

The quote that the Israeli govt issued following the 1981 attack on Iraq’s nuclear facility and the recent quote from the current PM Olmert:


“Under no circumstances will we allow an enemy to develop weapons of mass destruction against our people."
-Statement of Israeli government following the June 7, 1981 attack on Iraq’s nuclear power plant

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told visiting members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that "for the first time in my life I feel that there is an existential threat against the state of Israel."-PM Olmert, Sept 30, 2006

The Point Being: While the West and the USA consider Iran’s nuclear program a foreign policy issue, the Israelis think of it as a survival issue.
A senior US naval source states that for the Israelis, a first strike that wipes out the Iranian uranium processing facilities is needed. He believes, that unlike in 1981 where the Israelis used just 8 F16s, the Israelis would use Jericho missiles and the submarine-launched nuclear-tipped Tomahawks to conduct their attacks. Most of the factories are 150 meters underground and too deep for bunker busters