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Israel's Doomsday Submarines Nearly Ready
Real Clear Defense ^ | August 21, 2014 | Robert Beckhusen

Posted on 08/26/2014 10:32:39 AM PDT by Praxeologue

Edited on 08/26/2014 10:41:43 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

The Israeli navy is a bit of an odd duck. It’s designed largely for coastal and eastern Mediterranean warfare. But among all of Israel’s small corvettes and missile boats are some some seriously mighty submarines.

Israel is also investing heavily in growing its submarine fleet. It’s a reflection of Tel Aviv’s increasing reliance on the underwater boats for a range of operations — including nuclear deterrence.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel; israelsubmarines; israelsubs
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

These are not US technology. And Zero can’t drain the Mediterranean and Gulf of Aqaba. Thanks Kennard.


21 posted on 08/30/2014 2:04:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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If Israel gets nuked, they’re gonna take the ME with ‘em... thank God...


22 posted on 08/30/2014 7:41:54 PM PDT by GOPJ (Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil. —Thomas Mann)
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