Posted on 01/01/2009 4:48:29 PM PST by Joiseydude
There were growing fears in Israel last night that Hamas missiles could threaten its top-secret nuclear facility at Dimona.
Israeli officials say that Hamas has also acquired dozens of Iranian-made Fajr-3 missiles with an even longer range. Many fear that as the group acquires ever more sophisticated weaponry it is only a matter of time before the nuclear installation at Dimona, 20 miles east of Beersheba, falls within its sights. Dimona houses Israels only nuclear reactor and is believed to be where it stores warheads for its nuclear missiles.
Israels worst nightmare is that soon all its cities will be within range either of the Hezbollah Katyushas arrayed on the Lebanese border to the north or the increasingly sophisticated missiles stockpiled by Hamas to the south. Both groups have links to Israels archenemy Iran
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There would be pay back if that happened.
It was right next to the secret launching pad to their moon base. :-)
“There would be pay back if that happened.”
Not that much payback if Israel’s nuclear capability was destroyed, or Israel herself is destroyed by radiation from its own nuclear facility. I suspect this facility is a prime target of Iran via her proxies Hamas and Hizbullah.
>>There would be pay back if that happened.
I suspect there would be payback if they came close.
Bomb Bomb Iran
Bomb Bomb Bomb
Bomb Bomb Iran
Bomb Iraaaan
I thuoght the core was protected by enough cement to survive a major airliner crash into it.
December 18, 2008
Russia provides 10 MiG fighter jets to Lebanon for free
(Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian MIG-29 fighters
Tony Halpin in Moscow
Russia gave Lebanon ten MiG fighter jets yesterday in a deal to boost defence cooperation.
The MiG29 Fulcrum fighters would be provided free to Lebanon under an agreement on military-technical assistance, the head of Russias defence cooperation service said. Mikhail Dmitryev said that the jets would come from Russias existing stock.
He said that Moscow was also in talks to supply Beirut with heavy armour, adding that supplies of such weaponry were now possible after the situation in this nation has stabilised.
He said: We view the Lebanese army as the main guarantor of this nations stability, therefore the armed forces of this country must be strengthened. The deal followed a meeting in Moscow between Anatoly Serdyukov, the Defence Minister, and Elias Murrhis, his Lebanese counterpart. Mr Serdyukov said that Russia had received a detailed list of armaments sought by Lebanon.
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When details of the deal emerged on Tuesday it was suggested that the aircraft would be sold at a discount. Mr Dmitryev confirmed yesterday however that they would be free, with delivery paid by the Russian Defence Ministry. He said: Military-technical assistance, this means assistance in budgetary funds.
The MiG29s, one of Russias best fighter jets, will provide considerable additional firepower for the Lebanese air force, which currently has only five outdated Hawker Hunter jets and 16 helicopters.
The gift is certain to strengthen Russian influence in the Middle East as Moscow seeks to restore a position that was lost with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The agreement is likely to prompt concern in Israel and the United States, given the continuing power and influence of the Islamic militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. Ria-Novosti news agency reported that Lebanese officials were also seeking tanks, antitank rockets, air defence systems and helicopters.
Russia is already a major weapons supplier to neighbouring Syria, which is keen to acquire the latest MiG29s and was reported to be seeking the latest Sam S300 air defence missiles earlier this year.
Moscow denied that it would sell the systems to Syria.
The northern Syrian port of Tartus has also been identified as a possible base for the Russian navy to gain a permanent presence in the Mediterranean. Russian warships visited Cuba this week for the first time since the Cold War after taking part in their first war games with Venezuela.
Russia announced plans in September to sell antiaircraft systems to Iran despite American objections. It is already building a nuclear power plant for Iran that the West suspects is part of Tehrans plans to acquire an atomic bomb.
The Kremlin is rearming Russias military too. Colonel-General Nikolai Solovtsov, head of the Strategic Missile Forces, told Russian news agencies yesterday that Russia would commission a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the RS24, next year with multiple warheads.
He said that Russias Strategic Missile Forces planned 13 practice launches in 2009, almost double the number this year. They would include five test launches of new missiles as part of plans to overhaul Russias Soviet-era nuclear arsenal by 2020 and counter American defence systems.
By 2015-2020 the Russian strategic rocket forces will have new complete missile systems with improved combat characteristics, General Solovtsov said. They will be capable of carrying out any tasks, including in conditions where an enemy uses antimissile defence measures.
I’m sure you meant “concrete”.
Magog lining itself up for it’s great defeat.
And Obama is going to invite Akma-kill-a-Jew to stay in the Lincoln Bedroom.... or at least wants to lick his shoes....
Ok - so where is Hamas getting the money for these? If not paying for them, then why are we not blocking shipments to Hamas?
It's existence and location, well known for some years, are not the only things about it that are Top Secret.
Consider our own Area 51/Groom Lake. It's existence and location are not secret, but try to find out specifically what is going on there... well, I think you can see the point.
You don't understand. It's, I think, where their nuclear weapons are designed and produced. I very much doubt they are stored there, and even if they were, they could be moved. The Jericho II rockets are not there, nor are their F-15I's and other "nuclear capable" aircraft.
Israel could and would nuke the Shiite out of Iran, quite literally perhaps, even after the facility was hit.
Oh and their submarines, possibly armed with nuclear capable cruise missiles, are.. well.. wherever they are, and it's certainly not out the desert.
I think there very likely would be payback if they even tried.
“Israel could and would nuke the Shiite out of Iran, quite literally perhaps, even after the facility was hit.”
I hope you’re right that their actual nuclear weapons are not located there. At least we know the subs aren’t there. And I hope they bom the Shiite out of Iran sooner than later.
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