text: Throughout 2015, Iran has been working with
  the global community to implement nuclear
  development standards.
  But although the US government is in support
  of comprehensive reform, Israel’s Prime
  Minister has said that a nuclear Iran would
  threaten Israel’s very existence.
  Iranian leaders have opposed Israel’s statehood,
  and repeatedly threatened to annihilate the
  country.
  With tensions sky-high, we wanted to know;
  what would happen if Israel and Iran went
  to war?
  Well, first and foremost, the big issue at
  hand is the potential for nuclear war.
  Currently, Israel is thought to be considerably
  farther ahead in nuclear proliferation than
  Iran.
  Although Israel is NOT one of five countries
  allowed to possess nuclear weapons, they maintain
  what is called “nuclear ambiguity”.
  Some sources estimate that Israel has at least
  80 nuclear weapons.
  Meanwhile, Iran is said to be nearing the
  capability to produce their first nuclear
  weapon.
  However, evidence as to whether this is true,
  or even possible, is the source of much debate.
  Iran has been sanctioned for violating nuclear
  guidelines, and been accused of developing
  weapons grade uranium.
  Still, no matter how far along Iran actually
  is, there is little doubt that Israel’s
  ambiguous nuclear arsenal is considerably
  more powerful.
  But outside of nuclear war, how do these militaries
  stack up?
  Well, both are relatively strong, ranking
  within the top 25 most powerful world militaries.
  In terms of manpower, Iran takes a significant
  lead.
  While both countries have mandatory conscription,
  Iran’s population is ten times that of Israel’s.
  So while Israel has about 800,000 available
  troops, Iran has closer to 2 and a half million.
  Iran is also about 8 times larger than Israel,
  making it considerably harder to invade.
  However, Iran falls short in nearly every
  other military category.
  Israel is one of the world’s biggest arms
  producers, and develops a considerable amount
  of military technology.
  Iran lost western military support during
  the Iran-Iraq war, leading them to rely on
  Russia, China, and North Korea.
  Israel also spends roughly 17 billion dollars
  a year on its military, while Iran only spends
  about a third of that.
  Overall, there is no comparison between the
  size and scope of Israel’s advanced arsenal,
  and Iran’s outdated and outsourced military
  capabilities.
  Israel is also well known for having one of
  the most highly trained defense forces in
  the world.
  But all that aside, experts point out that
  neither country has much of a geographic reach
  into the other.
  The two are just, too far apart for a conventional
  war.
  Instead, some point to their involvements
  in regional proxy wars to assert dominance.
  Iran and Israel may be sworn enemies, but
  Iran’s biggest threat comes from the United
  States, which has troops in neighboring Afghanistan
  and Iraq.
  Thus, with the US backing Israel’s powerful
  army, Iran would have a lot of trouble winning
  any kind of direct conflict.
  One of Iran’s only direct supporters, North
  Korea, is always on the brink of war.
  To find out how a war between North and South
  Korea would turn out, check out this video.
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