One of israel s biggest concerns is the idea that a nuclear power iran pakistan or north korea presumably might give or sell a nuclear weapon to a non governmental organization ngo. Iran warns israel us after fire at nuclear site amid reports bomb caused blaze tehran says no casualties or radioactive pollution in natanz incident claims israeli social media took credit for. Israel was behind an explosion and fire at iran s natanz nuclear complex caused by a powerful bomb a middle eastern intelligence official with knowledge of the incident told the new york times.
Israel set off to join the nuclear club in the 1950s. To prevent the destruction of the jewish state. Regardless the goal is the same.
Israeli nuclear weapons guard against everything from defeat in conventional warfare to serving to deter hostile states from launching nuclear chemical and biological warfare attacks against the tiny country. As a large twin engine robust fighter the. The f 4 phantom is thought to be the first delivery system.
Israel s first nuclear weapons were likely gravity bombs delivered by fighter aircraft. The us congress office of technology assessment has recorded israel as a country generally reported as having undeclared chemical warfare capabilities and an offensive biological warfare program. Israel is widely believed to possess weapons of mass destruction and to be one of four nuclear armed countries not recognized as a nuclear weapons state by the non proliferation treaty npt.
And the jericho series of intermediate to intercontinental range ballistic missiles. As submarine launched cruise missiles. The state of israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons estimates of israel s stockpile range between 80 and 400 nuclear warheads and the country is believed to possess the ability to deliver them in several methods including by aircraft.
