Perhaps you are missing the significance of the release of the formerly classified data? When its neighbors were aware that "probably" Israel had nuclear weapons, but it wasn't confirmed, they could ignore the "threat" except that they knew the Israelis would use them (if they had them) only if their backs were to the wall (or their necks in an ever-tightening noose). Furthermore, while "everyone knew" that Israel had nukes, they didn't know what types and where. I understand the leaked DoD documents detail that information. While Obama (and perhaps you as well) may think that Israel having nuclear weapons is a destabilizing influence in the region, in actuality it had been a stabilizing influence under the former circumstances. And by the way, did anyone else notice that Saudi Arabia didn't go shopping for nukes when they were pretty sure Israel had them, but they're shopping for them now that Iran seems likely to get them? What does that imply?
