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Originally posted by DarkspARCS
Why did America give such a paranoid and hostile group of people control over something so vastly destructive!....
Originally posted by ararisq
They haven't used it, unlike America. Its called a nuclear deterrent. If Israel ever uses that deterrent it would be in response to overwhelming force against it which I'm fine with. Same as hanging the sign - "Trespassers will be shot." If you don't want be shot then don' trespass.
Without that nuclear deterrent I guarantee you we'd have had more and tens of thousands of more war dead.
Originally posted by DarkspARCS
lol...
Why oh Why did America give such a paranoid and hostile group of people control over something so vastly destructive!....
It's like giving an open pack of matches to a baby in one hand and a lit match in the other and then telling them to go play...
According to the Turkish dailies "Hurriyet" and "Milliyet", Turkish air force personnel trained at a base in Israel to practice air strikes against Cyprus in the event that Nicosia proceeds with plans to deploy Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
Asked to comment on the reports, government spokesman Dimitris Reppas cited a press release from the Israeli embassy in Athens on Monday, categorically denying the content of the press reports as well as a similar statement by an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman.
Russia initially avoided direct confrontation with Turkey, but insisted repeatedly that the sale of S-300s to Cyprus would proceed without interference. Turkey consequently looked to her strategic NATO partners, including the United States for reassurances that she would not be prevented from acting against the perceived threat, should the need arise. Evidently, these reassurances did not come, and Turkey instead turned to neighbouring Israel for weapons and training to deal with the S-300s directly.
In September 1997, the Turkish Navy and Coastguard began to board and search vessels heading to Cyprus, including Russian-flagged vessels in international waters. The situation alarmed not only the Greek Cypriots, but their strategic military and economic partners in Athens and Moscow, evidenced by official statements in October 1997 indicating that Greece and Russia would engage in war with Turkey if Cyprus was attacked or blockaded.
By December 1997, reports began to surface in Greece and Cypriot media forums that Russia was in the process of mobilising a large naval force which would include an aircraft carrier with long-range warplanes, a guided-missile cruiser and attack submarines. The presumption was that this force would have two purposes – to transport S-300 missiles and other military articles via Greek waters to Cyprus, and secondly, to destroy the Turkish Navy should it try to intervene.
The reason for the unusually strong Turkish reaction is bound up with the Greek-Cypriot "Common Defense Doctrine" of 1993. Had it come to missiles being stationed on Cyprus, Greece would have been able to threaten Turkey from Cyprus. After conflicts in Yugoslavia broke out at the beginning of the 1990--and borders and established states suddenly seemed to be changeabl--the impression arose in Greece that Turkey wanted to establish an "Islamic arc" to encircle Greece. This arc would curve from Albania through the Yugoslav successor states into the eastern Mediterranean.
Originally posted by ForAiur
So it's OK to paint all Jews with a brush ("eats babies"). But it's never OK to categorize "white folks."
What kind of hypocrisy is this?
Originally posted by Ridhya
Isnt that as bad lumping all Jews are behind the Zionist world conspiracy?
Originally posted by Magnum007
They wouldn't stand a chance... That little piece of land vs. Europe... HAHAHAHAHAHA... It's like Sponge Bob vs. Goliath...
Interesting read though... Made me smile for once...
Magnum
Originally posted by spacebot
reply to post by OddTimeSignature
I don't know if after that period Israel decided just in case to retrofit submarines with nuclear capability. I think if I am not mistaken they might have ordered a German variant which could hold some nuclear payloads if modified. I leave this to anyone which might be more knowledgeable about Israeli naval capabilities.
Three 1,925 ton Type 800 Dolphin class submarines have been built in German shipyards for the Israel Navy. Modern submarines with the most advanced sailing and combat systems in the world, they combine extensive sophistication with very easy operation. The purpose of these submarines is to enable the Israel Navy to meet all the tasks faced in the Mediterranean Sea in the 21st century. The submarines cost $320 million each, and are twice as big as the aging Gal-class submarines that the Israeli navy has relied on to date.
According to some reports the submarines may be capable of carrying nuclear-armed Popeye Turbo cruise missiles, with a goal of deterring an enemy from trying to take out its nuclear weapons with a surprise attack.
An article published by the Los Angeles Times in mid-October 2003, indicated that Israel had successfully modified American-supplied Harpoon cruise missiles for use with nuclear warheads on its submarines. The process would have involved reducing the size of the warheads to fit inside the missiles as well as altering the guidance systems so as to be able to hit land-based targets, but would enable Israel to deliver nuclear weapons from the sea virtually unimpedded. The claim was however disputed by Israeli and others who questioned the ability of the Harpoon missile to carry a nuclear payload.
It was also reported that Israeli engineers had modified the missile launching pads of earlier Dolphin submarines at the Kiel's HDW dockyard, possibly to accomodate nuclear warheads.
In May 2000, Israel is reported to have secretly carried out its first test launches from two German-built Dolphin-class submarines of cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The missiles launched from vessels off Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean are said to have hit a target at a range of about 1,500 kilometers [about 930 statute miles]. Israel is reported to possess a 200kg nuclear warhead, containing 6kg of plutonium, that could be mounted on cruise missiles.
Indeed, because of the small size of the vehicle and the limited testing program to date, it is entirely possible that even the US intelligence community has only limited insight into the capabilities of this system. There is no particular reason to doubt that Israel could develop a variant of the Popeye Turbo with a range of 1,500 km, simply by lengthening the fuel tank associated with a 300-350 km variant reported by US intelligence.
The four larger 25.5 inch diameter torpedo tubes could be used to launch a long-range nuclear-capable submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM).
Originally posted by Magnum007
It's a threat that makes me laugh because there's no way that Israel could get the gonads to do it, there is no way anyone would support them, and there's no way that they would even be able to do it without being destroyed before their finger even gets near the "nuke" button...
Originally posted by tristar
Just for the sake of sanity, i should point out that the stock pile of nukes that reside within eu nations far exceeds what Israel has.
Originally posted by centurion1211
Originally posted by tristar
Just for the sake of sanity, i should point out that the stock pile of nukes that reside within eu nations far exceeds what Israel has.
Just for the sake of common sense, and as I pointed out previously, if the missiles are in flight and you have no defense, it doesn't matter who has more missiles. Israel is also a very small country, so at some point the number of missiles you can aim at it is a moot point.
And do I also need to point out that anyone nuking Israel for any reason will also kill muslims across the middle east with fallout due to prevailing winds.
Originally posted by tristar
Just for the sake of sanity, i should point out that the stock pile of nukes that reside within eu nations far exceeds what Israel has. Having said that, i guess its time for me to move onto another thread.
Originally posted by December_Rain
Originally posted by DarkspARCS
lol...
Why oh Why did America give such a paranoid and hostile group of people control over something so vastly destructive!....
It's like giving an open pack of matches to a baby in one hand and a lit match in the other and then telling them to go play...
A little correction here, it was actually France that supplied nuclear weapon tech. to Israel, USA only helped build reactors. (Ref. - History of Israel's Nuclear Establishment & U.S Role.
In May 2000, Israel is reported to have secretly carried out its first test launches from two German-built Dolphin-class submarines of cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The missiles launched from vessels off Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean are said to have hit a target at a range of about 1,500 kilometers [about 930 statute miles]. Israel is reported to possess a 200kg nuclear warhead, containing 6kg of plutonium, that could be mounted on cruise missiles.
Indeed, because of the small size of the vehicle and the limited testing program to date, it is entirely possible that even the US intelligence community has only limited insight into the capabilities of this system. There is no particular reason to doubt that Israel could develop a variant of the Popeye Turbo with a range of 1,500 km, simply by lengthening the fuel tank associated with a 300-350 km variant reported by US intelligence.
If the 18th-century rabbinic authority the Vilna Gaon was right, on March 16, 2010, construction will begin on the third Temple. His projection states that the auspicious day will coincide with the third completion of the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter.
Haaretz article date 30/11/2009: If the 18th-century rabbinic authority the Vilna Gaon was right, on March 16, 2010, construction will begin on the third Temple.
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
Heh.... Israel will be the one to be blown away, right along with the rest of the Middle East. Hell, even the Bible states that.... The whole Middle East is going to burn.... As bad as it pains me to say this, GOOD RIDDANCE!!!
[edit on 16-3-2010 by SpeakerofTruth]
Originally posted by MikeboydUS
Thats not exactly what the Bible says, its more along the lines of the whole earth burning.