The office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Wednesday night quickly calmed the fears of U.S. President Barack Obama that Israel is planning to attack Iran without coordinating with Iran. The reassurance was attributed to unnamed aides in the Prime Minister’s office. Israeli media early Thursday ran screaming headlines about the American fears although virtually none of the foreign media mentioned the issue.
BBC News ^ | Monday, 26 May 2008 19:55 UK | BBC News
"The US has more than 12,000 nuclear weapons; the Soviet Union (sic) has about the same; Great Britain and France have several hundred, and Israel has 150 or more," he said.