Samson option

The Samson option is the Israeli military strategy of massive destruction and nuking of any country that has achieved significant damage against Israel. Israel refuses to concede or deny that they have nuclear weapons.^[1] This is a policy of deliberate ambiguity.^[2] It is named after the biblical Israelite judge who committed a mass murder-suicide of thousands of Philistines who had captured him.^[3]

References

↑ "Israel's Nuclear Weapon Capability: An Overview". Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control. August 1996. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
↑ Korb, Lawrence (1998-11-01). "The Quiet Bomb". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
↑ Beres, Louis René (November 16, 2018). "Israel and the "Samson Option" in an Interconnected World". Modern War Institute. Retrieved February 13, 2026.

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[wisconsinproject.org-1] "Israel's Nuclear Weapon Capability: An Overview". Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control. August 1996. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 2026-02-13.

[2] Korb, Lawrence (1998-11-01). "The Quiet Bomb". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-02-13.

[3] Beres, Louis René (November 16, 2018). "Israel and the "Samson Option" in an Interconnected World". Modern War Institute. Retrieved February 13, 2026.

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