What's next for Iran's Nukes? The Lion does not sleep tonight

By Edwin Black

It took more than 20 years of meticulous planning and practice for Israel to launch Operation Rising Lion. The Jewish State used every tool it could muster, from the clandestine forces of Mossad to its mighty air arsenal. It took almost two decades for America to develop the munitions and delivery system to finish the job. But more than mere munitions, it was the mental trigger that made the Twelve-Day War an explosive reality.

The turning point for Israel was Oct. 7 followed by the frightening certitude that Iran was just two weeks from nuclear readiness. Iran’s warhead, develo...