Israel 'has 150 nuclear weapons' [says Jimmy Carter]

BBC News ^ | Monday, 26 May 2008 19:55 UK | BBC News

[ghola]

"The US has more than 12,000 nuclear weapons; the Soviet Union (sic) has about the same; Great Britain and France have several hundred, and Israel has 150 or more," he said.

[ghola]

Another national secret betrayed by Carter. First it was stealth and now Israel's nuclear capability.

[BipolarBob]

Why doesn’t this ass clown lose his security clearance (and security guards) because he can’t keep his big yap shut?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Prayers up for President Carter.

[Dawnsblood]

My bet is that the Soviet Union probably lost their nuclear capability a long time ago. Jimmy is still mourning that I see.

[SolidWood]

Gerald Bull and Mordechai Vanunu, anyone?

[RightWhale]

This is old news about an old person who should stay home and tend his garden.

[jd777]

Which nation’s secret?

[TheWasteLand]

I think Jimmah is confusing the number of nukes with the number of his own brain cells.

[camerakid400]

The US has more than 12,000 nuclear weapons

Is this treason??

[God luvs America]

He also described Israeli treatment of Palestinians as "one of the greatest human rights crimes on earth".

Yet the Pali suicide bomber who kills innocent children is just a "freedom fighter" to this moron...

"We have a phalanx of enormous capabilities, not only of weaponry but also of rockets to deliver every one of those missiles on a pinpoint accuracy target."

While the civilized Hamas and Hezzbolah blow them selves up with indiscretion and the purpose of killing as many as possible....

"One of the greatest human rights crimes on earth is the starvation and imprisonment of 1.6m Palestinians," he said.

Of course all along that fag arafat was bilking the money which was to support these starved and imprisoned people....

[pnh102]

Just 150? Israel needs to stock up.

[chadwimc]

If you didn’t know the Jews have a bunch of nukes, you’re the *ONLY* person who didn’t. The old fart isn’t giving up any secrets...

[NormsRevenge]

crazy since birth hatching

[Mr. Mojo]

"Mr Carter gave the figure for the Israeli nuclear arsenal in response to a question on US policy on a possible nuclear-armed Iran, arguing that any country newly armed with atomic weapons faced overwhelming odds."

As usual, Carter missed the point. First of all, this isn't about who would "win" such a nuclear encounter -- both would lose. And since Israel is such a geographically small nation it wouldn't take much.

Secondly, and most importantly, the Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) deterrent doesn't work with folks who believe in stuff like returning 12th Imams and virgin rewards for killing infidels.

Conclusion: keep nukes as far away from Mohammedans as possible. (Yeah, I know the genie's already out of the bottle with Pakistan.....a mistake that will come back to bite us one day).

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I think Jimmah is confusing the number of nukes with the number of his own brain cells.

Three nukes? That's a lot of nukes.

[fish hawk]

One fifty is not enough. Build more. And they don’t need real long range rockets as most of the targets are fairly close. We will take care of China and Russia, they can handle the Mid East.

[OB1kNOb]

There’s no fool like and old fool, and there’s no old fool worse than that idiot Carter.

[the invisib1e hand]

Conclusion: keep nukes as far away from Mohammedans as possible. (Yeah, I know the genie's already out of the bottle with Pakistan.....a mistake that will come back to bite us one day).

Not if it gets bitten first.

[Strategerist]

Estimates of 150 or 200 and higher for the Israeli nuclear arsenal are found open-source from a wide variety of analysts and sources and have been for years.

This is a non-story, and I have as much contempt for Carter as the next guy, but there’s nothing to get remotely offended about here.

[TomGuy]

Tonight, on the World Evening News Report

Israel 'has 150 nuclear weapons', says Jimmy Carter.

Also, see the special follow-up report, live:
Jimmah and Geraldo draw location maps on the ground!