I had to stop them because if they had a nuclear weapon, they would use it. And you want to see bedlam? Let them blow up a couple of cities someplace like. They … If I don't terminate the JCPOA road to [a nuclear weapon]...Israel would not exist today. … my opinion, and Israel would no longer be with us. Israel would have been gone years ago had I not done that. Now what surprised me most is they waited so long. (24:04–24:15)
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Reiterates that terminating the JCPOA was essential for Israel's survival.
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