Epstein Secrets

y over defense policy in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The co-author of a well-received book on U.S. foreign policy during the 1990s, he and Samantha Power recently edited a volume of writings by and about one of their mentors, the late Richard Holbrooke. Chollet would seem to be a good fit for a presi

have played a key role in the president's decision to intervene in Libya last year. A staunch champion of the "responsibility-to-protect" doctrine, Power is also a Richard Holbrooke protege: She spoke at the late diplomat's memorial service and co-edited a 2011 book of essays by and about him. Having

t no one enjoys such respect. Instead, it results from Peres' unique standing as the father of Israel's own nuclear efforts. The nuclear reactor in Dimona — the centerpiece of Israel's nuclear option — was an offspring of the Israeli alliance with France, forged in the mid-1950s. The architect of the a

author of the book "Why Nations Fail: Origins of Power, Pove and Prosperity," wrote in response to an

, 55, is seen being particularly unyielding. In 2009, for example, he declared that Iran would fire missiles at Israel's nuclear research center in Dimona if the Israelis attacked Iran's nuclear facilities -- knowing full well that such an attack would result in several thousand deaths on both sides.

HL AND RABIN TURN ISRAEL INTO A MODERN SUBMARINE POWER The two men who finally catapulted Israel into t

440 pounds). The nuclear payload comes from the Negev Desert, where Israel has operated a reactor and an underground plutonium separation plant in Dimona since the 1960s. The question of how developed the Israeli cruise missiles are is a matter of debate. Their development is a complex project, and t