I read the article.

Sorry AC, it doesn't address why "....would the two adherents of "strategic ambiguity" -- US & Israel -- be fessing up now?"

Your arguments are usually stronger. Maybe we both need to ponder it a bit more.

I wasn't putting that out there to answer your question.  I posted it because it was an interesting article.  I should have said off topic but everything I post is off topic.  ;-)

BTW
Maybe Israel is nervous Iran will turn something up at the conference:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6167695.stm

They may just be putting the word out not to fuck with them "officially"...

==AC

"They may just be putting the word out not to fuck with them "officially"..."

You're misunderstanding "strategic ambiguity." Everyone has known -- for a long time -- they're nuclear capable; why would they/US fess up now?

Of course, we don't know, but I'd hoped you had an intriguing/ plausible theory.