It's Monday, October the 28th, 2024, and this is the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins,

narrating today's daily article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

Israel launched three waves of attacks on Iran Saturday morning in retaliation for an Iranian attack on

October 1st. The moment Israeli leader shows was symbolic, the end of the festival of Simchat

Torah, which on the Jewish calendar is the anniversary of October 7 last year. The Associated Press

reported yesterday that the attack damaged facilities

at a secretive military base linked to Tehran's nuclear weapons program and another base

tied to its ballistic missile program. What comes next? A senior Israeli military officials

said the response was designed to send a strong message while avoiding

escalation in the near term. Iran's military signal that Tehran would not retaliate immediately.

However, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said today that his country will use all

available tools to deliver a definite and effective response to the

Zionist regime. Some analysts note that by damaging Iran's air defenses and radar system,

Israel has made it easier for its fighter jets to attack Iran in the future. This could deter Iran

from responding forcefully, leading to de-escalation in the conflict,

or it could embolden Israel to stage further attacks in the future, perhaps depending on the

results of the American presidential election.

Mara Carlin is a Johns Hopkins professor and a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy,

Plans, and Capabilities. In Foreign Affairs, she writes,

Today's global security environment is the most complex since the end of the Cold War.

End quote. Her extensive analysis is titled The Return of Total War.

She explains that in previous eras,

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