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To: West Coast Conservative
Googled up this article on Global Security.org.

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.

Israel has reportedly developed an air-launched cruise missile that could be operational by 2002, called the Popeye Turbo. The Popeye Turbo, with a range that is variously reported at between 200 km and 350 km, would appear to represent a turbo-jet powered cruise missile that may incorporate avionics and other components developed for the Popeye family of missiles. The AGM-142 HAVE NAP is a variant of the Israeli Air Force "Popeye" missile, which uses a solid propellant rocket motor. The Popeye II, also known as the Have Lite, is a smaller missile with more advanced technology. Designed for deployment on fighter aircraft, Popeye II has a range of 150 kilometers.

ISRAEL CAN STOP THE IRAN NUKES!

80 posted on 12/05/2005 12:14:33 PM PST by jslade ("We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem."- "Chesty" Puller, USMC)
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To: jslade
Ya know just reading the various scenarios, there does seem to have one avenue that no one has expressed....
Granted Israel has limited long range capabilities... So how 'bout we give 'em the capibility?

Like a dozen B-52's from ole Davis Monthan

That would definitely provide a deterrent if not a real big message
85 posted on 12/05/2005 12:25:25 PM PST by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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