Keep making excuses
What would have happened if Kissinger had told them to go to hell?
How could they be sure he wouldn't
How could the Russians be sure of the outcome of a use on Nukes on the part of their Arab clients? They'd lose a lot more by Nuking Israel than by taking the cause of the Arabs against a rabid nuke crazy Israel.
The subsequent opproborium suffered by Israel for the first use of Nukes would have isolated her like nothing else in her history
THAT would be the sure thing the Soviets would have went for
Nuking Israel had too many uncontrollable factors to ever be a viable option
Except in retaliation
Frankly Poo Americans like yourself make me wonder
Israel CAN DO NO WRONG in your eyes
No matter what crime they committ you somehow always bring it back to "it's the US fault"
Israel could have precipitated a third world war in 1973 and it's OK by you just as long as it turned out all right for Israel
Your thought processes are not sound, at least not for an American citizen.
Like I said, the only difference between Israel and their neighbors is Israeli women don't wear glad bags
Your string of insults about my lack of "Americanism" doesn't serve to cover your lack of valid arguments.
Kissinger was known throughout DC as the only sane guy in the White House by 10/73...and he understood (correctly) that the Soviets would do whatever it took to maintain their status as a "Great Power." Since the only thing that MADE them a Great Power was their nuclear arsenal, they would HAVE to use it in any situation where a client state got nuked.