“Israel”: Worlds Sixth Nuclear-Armed Power
Local Editor, 10-04-2010
Which entity in the Middle East has undeclared nuclear weapons? Which entity in the Middle East has undeclared biological and chemical capabilities? Which entity in the Middle East has no outside inspections and refuses to sign the NPT?
Today, this very same entity is rated as the world's sixth nuclear-armed power, while the world watches in silence.
According to Jane's Military Magazine, "Israel", whose prime minister Benjamin Natanyahu withdrew Friday from next week's US-hosted nuclear summit in fear of being demanded to sign a treaty or justify its nuclear arms possession, is viewed as the sixth country to have acquired nuclear weapons.
Analysts at the British war specialists Jane's revealed that the Zionist state has between 100 and 300 nuclear warheads, putting them among the more advanced nuclear weapons states and roughly on a par with Britain.
The London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) estimates "Israel" has "up to 200" warheads delivered on land-based short-range Jericho 1 and medium-range Jericho 2 missiles.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative, a US advocacy group co-created by Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, puts the figure at 100 to 200.
"Israel" is the only nuclear power in the Middle East with a program dating back to the 1950s under "Israel's" first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion.
It was developed with the help of France and is centered on the Dimona reactor in the southern Negev desert.
According to Jane's, the "Israeli" strategic force could be deployed by the Jericho 2 missile, which has a range of up to 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles), or the five-year-old Jericho 3, which reaches up to 7,800 kilometers.
"Israel" acquired three diesel-powered Dolphin-class submarines in 1999-2000 which are capable of launching adapted Harpoon cruise missiles fitted with nuclear warheads.
In addition, Jane's says some observers believe Tel Aviv has developed tactical nuclear weapons such as landmines and artillery shells.
"Some analysts believe that "Israel" probably keeps most, if not all, of its nuclear arsenal in an unassembled mode," the latest Jane's briefing says, adding that "fully functional weapons could be completed in a matter of days".
Which entity in the Middle East has undeclared nuclear weapons? Which entity in the Middle East has undeclared biological and chemical capabilities? Which entity in the Middle East has no outside inspections and refuses to sign the NPT?
Today, this very same entity is rated as the world's sixth nuclear-armed power, while the world watches in silence.
According to Jane's Military Magazine, "Israel", whose prime minister Benjamin Natanyahu withdrew Friday from next week's US-hosted nuclear summit in fear of being demanded to sign a treaty or justify its nuclear arms possession, is viewed as the sixth country to have acquired nuclear weapons.
Analysts at the British war specialists Jane's revealed that the Zionist state has between 100 and 300 nuclear warheads, putting them among the more advanced nuclear weapons states and roughly on a par with Britain.
The London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) estimates "Israel" has "up to 200" warheads delivered on land-based short-range Jericho 1 and medium-range Jericho 2 missiles.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative, a US advocacy group co-created by Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, puts the figure at 100 to 200.
"Israel" is the only nuclear power in the Middle East with a program dating back to the 1950s under "Israel's" first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion.
It was developed with the help of France and is centered on the Dimona reactor in the southern Negev desert.
According to Jane's, the "Israeli" strategic force could be deployed by the Jericho 2 missile, which has a range of up to 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles), or the five-year-old Jericho 3, which reaches up to 7,800 kilometers.
"Israel" acquired three diesel-powered Dolphin-class submarines in 1999-2000 which are capable of launching adapted Harpoon cruise missiles fitted with nuclear warheads.
In addition, Jane's says some observers believe Tel Aviv has developed tactical nuclear weapons such as landmines and artillery shells.
"Some analysts believe that "Israel" probably keeps most, if not all, of its nuclear arsenal in an unassembled mode," the latest Jane's briefing says, adding that "fully functional weapons could be completed in a matter of days".
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