While Israel has never acknowledged it has nuclear weapons of its own, Israeli and foreign experts believe it possesses 100-200 nuclear devices and has the capability to deliver them via American-made F-15 and F-16 warplanes and the Jericho II missile, based on a prototype Israel developed with France in the 1960s.
The ability to deliver nuclear weapons from submarines would significantly enhance Israel's reported nuclear deterrent, by shielding the launch platform from all but the most sophisticated countermeasures. According to the Times story, Israel would use Dolphin class diesel-powered submarines acquired from Germany to launch the nuclear-armed Harpoon missiles. Israel has three such submarines in its arsenal.
A report Sunday in the German weekly Der Spiegel said Israel had identified six sites where Iran was allegedly developing nuclear weapons, most believed to be inland. Der Spiegel reported that Israel's Mossad intelligence agency was developing a plan to attack the alleged nuclear weapons sites in Iran. Iran acknowledges that it has a nuclear development program, but says it is designed only to generate electricity.
2006-06-26
18:57:04
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You dont understand : They lead us into battle and as you WEAKEN from fighting my those who oppose them , your left financially destroyed, weakend for them take the last blow as you can find NO one to assist you. Simple effective WAR plans for a Mighty Advessary ,who would normally never give up or relinquish it power.
2006-06-26
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Our forefather WARNINGS are clear , Destruction will be from within....! Not from North Korea
2006-06-26
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Your argument is flawed: Israel is protected by all Christian nations, not just the United States. Furthermore, while I do agree that Israel's use of force and political propaganda has caused the terrorism problems the world is experiencing today, there is little to fear from Israel attacking the U.S:
"The United States Military is considered the most powerful military in the world because their power projection capabilities are maintained significantly higher than any singular nation (e.g. France, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, Russia, India) or organization (e.g. the European Union) .
The United States military is unique in the amount of power it can project globally. Although France and the United Kingdom are capable of projecting power overseas, the United States military is the only military with the capacity to fight a major regional war away from its home territory. The U.S. is also one of the few nations in the world that has a sizable nuclear arsenal and maintains active doctrines for plausible nuclear attack operations.
The United States military budget is larger than the military budgets of the next twenty biggest spenders combined, and six times larger than China's, which places second..."
Currently, the by far most common belief among journalists and in the world of academia states that only the United States fulfills the criteria to be considered a superpower; sometimes, given the unipolar nature of the world, claimed to be a hyperpower [1]. China and India appear to have the greatest potential, amongst all the other nations, of achieving superpower or near-superpower status within the 21st century and are often termed as emerging superpowers.
2006-06-26 23:20:04
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answered by Anonymous
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100-200 Nukes does not make Israel the most powerful Army... But the United States having 6,000 and supporting Israel does.
2006-06-26 19:00:40
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answered by Boob 3
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I'm not sure what that article has to do with Israel being the most powerful army? More powerful than whom?
Is there a point you are trying to make about Israel having nukes?
2006-06-26 19:01:54
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answered by SirCharles 6
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Trust me we rather Israel to have the nuked and will never use it and if will it will be for defense purposes against terrorist that will try to destroy it, than some Muslim country that will do it just to show power (or if her president will think that killing innocent will get him 700 virgin women in the next world.
Check the link if you want to learn a little more.
2006-07-01 19:01:55
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answered by Lisa 2
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I dont understand the U.S*... If Israel is their best friend, why does Israel spy on the U.S. ? And the U.S. is still giving them everything from financial aid, to technology, to weapons, to intelligence.
Some kind of a friend, and what does Israel give to the U.S. in return? Causes terrorists attacks in the U.S. the terrorists are angry at Israel for taking their land, and also at the U.S. for supporting Israel. Would you be angry at foreign invaders, invading the U.S? Would you fight?
* U.S. Government, not people.
2006-06-26 20:42:02
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answered by Anonymous
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You are an idiot. Isreal can't stand up fo itself against the Palestinians. The US is by far the worlds most powerful military, and a far as nuclear arms, it's Norh Korea.
2006-06-26 19:02:10
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answered by Anonymous
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The Israeli army is not the biggest or best in the world. However the Israeli soldier is one of the hardest fighters on the planet.
2006-06-26 19:00:45
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answered by 3rd parties for REAL CHANGE 5
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israel should be attacked for wmd. this nation doesnot deserves to exist.
by the way israel doesnot have power of its own it depends how much usa supports it. otherwise doooom.......
2006-06-26 19:11:22
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answered by fact finder 1
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