israeli nuke-armed subs

[Les Schaffer <schaffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Israel Adds Subs to Its Atomic Ability

Officials confirm that the nation can now launch nuclear weapons from
land, sea and air. The issue complicates efforts to rein in Iran.

By Douglas Frantz, Times Staff Writer

TEL AVIV -- Israel has modified American-supplied cruise missiles to
carry nuclear warheads on submarines, giving the Middle East's only
nuclear power the ability to launch atomic weapons from land, air and
beneath the sea, according to senior Bush administration and Israeli
officials.

The previously undisclosed submarine capability bolsters Israel's
deterrence in the event that Iran -- an avowed enemy -- develops
nuclear weapons. It also complicates efforts by the United States and
the United Nations to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear
weapons program.

Two Bush administration officials described the missile modification
and an Israeli official confirmed it. All three spoke on condition
their names not be used.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iznukes12oct12.story



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