ISRAEL DISCLOSES ITS NUCLEAR OPTION

MENL ^ | 11/03/2001 | MENL

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ISRAEL DISCLOSES ITS NUCLEAR OPTION

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- For the first time, Israel has allowed an open discussion of its nuclear program.

The discussion is contained in a new documentary on Israel's nuclear capability. It is the first time the government has allowed the production and airing of such a program.

In contrast to previous documentaries on the subject produced abroad, Israeli leaders agreed to be interviewed. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres reviewed the history of Israel's nuclear program and its cooperation with France in the 1950s and 1960s.

Neither Peres nor any other Israeli official acknowledges that the Jewish state has nuclear weapons. Previous assessments have asserted that Israel has up to 200 nuclear warheads.

The documentary, "A Bomb in the Basement ­ Israel’s Nuclear Option," was produced in France, Israel and the United States and quotes former U.S. officials recalling Washington's opposition to Israel's nuclear program. The documentary will be aired in Israel on Sunday.

"We thought it was a mistake on Israel’s part to develop nuclear weapons," Paul Warnke, former chief U.S. arms control negotiator, said.

The screening of the documentary comes amid Israel's quiet debate on increasing its nuclear deterrence in face of Iran's development of atomic weapons. Former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has privately urged a change in Israel's policy of nuclear ambiguity once Iran is assessed at having a nuclear weapon, expected as early as 2004.

France supplied most of the components and technology for Israel's nuclear program. The French secretly constructed the nuclear reactor in Dimona, which remains off-limits to international inspection. The project was supervised by French Atomic Energy Commission director Francois Perrin.

"Francois Perrin called [then-French Prime Minister] Guy Mollet the day after my visit and told him that Israel should be supplied with a nuclear bomb," former French defense official Abel Thomas said. "That's how it was."

The documentary quotes what it termed foreign sources as saying that Israel declared a nuclear alert three times in its history. The sources said that during the 1970s, Israel built three to five atom bombs annually and today has an arsenal of at least 200 nuclear weapons.

The film quotes military analyst and commentaror Ze’ev Schiff as saying that he was the only journalist allowed to tour the Dimona nuclear facility.

[Aric2000]

Lets nuke a billion Muslims to make it safe for 3 million Jews to occupy Palestine

There is NO Palestine, there never has been a Palestine and at the rate they are going, there NEVER WILL BE a Palestine. Israel is occupying territory it took in the 6-day war, they have no reason nor need to leave it, unless of course they agree to the palestinian terrorist demands, one of which is the TOTAL destruction of Israel.

And to act surprised that Israel has nukes is ridiculous, if Saddam had launched any type of NBC weapon at Israel, he would have gotten full scale response from them, and there would have been no way we could have stopped them.

The Middle East Countries know that Israel has nuclear weapons or would have gone after them long ago together, but they know that if they actually attack Israel outright, and Israel starts to lose, EVERYONE will lose. Israel will use those nukes if it really came down to thier destruction or the enemies destruction. And can't say I blame them one little bit.

[Patria One]

Some say 200 nukes now.

[CathyRyan]

Every body have nukes...I don't think so, 9.11 we found out some boys in the hood are nuts.

[Patria One]

There was no Israel either until 1948, but Palestine is mentioned by Shakespeare and Chaucer.

In 1903 at the Zionist Conference in Basel Switzerland the speakers, who were European and American Jews, constantly referred to "Palestine".

[timestax]

There is plenty of land in Jordan,Egypt, Syria etc. for the so called Palestinians to use as a "Palistian State"!

[Don Myers]

Many people hate the Jews, but they seem to keep on ticking.

[Don Myers]

200 nukes is enough to do a good job on the Arabs and the Russians.

[timestax]

There is plenty of land in Jordan,Egypt, Syria etc. for the so called Palestinians to use as a "Palistinian State"!

They just want to be close to the economically successful Israel, and at the same time, try to wipe them off the face of planet Earth..

[Patria One]

Of course. That's why extortion works.

[Republic of Texas]

" Lets nuke a billion Muslims to make it safe for 3 million Jews to occupy Palestine. "

Since the 3 billion Muslims are West hating, Christian hating terrorists, I'm all for that. (Funny, I DIDN"T always feel this way, just since September)

[Republic of Texas]

Actually, Jordan is THE Palistinian state.

[Patria One]

Israel is hardly economically successful. What can you be thinking of? Palestinians provide cheap labor and the US provides a tremendous amount of foreign aid since the early 1950s, but Israel doesn't have any natural resources and you must know that the tech sector and the tourism sector are both in the tank.

[timestax]

Actually, Jordan is THE Palistinian state. 31 posted on 11/3/01 10:29 AM Pacific by Republic of Texas

Well TELL Bush that!!

[KLT]

Since the 3 billion Muslims are West hating, Christian hating terrorists, I'm all for that. (Funny, I DIDN"T always feel this way, just since September)

YOU READ MY MIND! BUMP THIS THOUGHT!

[Patria One]

Propaganda hasn't been wasted on you.

[Republic of Texas]

I'll wait right here for you to detail the many, thousands of Mullahs who are preaching peace and harmony. To tell me the one country where Islam is a major force that DOESN'T suffer from Islamic terror groups or the imprisonment, torture, and murder of Christians.
One Islamic Democracy? (Can't have that, they'd be voted out of office)
The answer? None. Islamic countries are stifling dictatorships. Countries with large Islamic populations are ALL suffering from Islamic terror groups. (The US is the latest to be "welcomed" into this group)

Islam is about terror, enslavement and murder, and YOU will never convince me or MILLIONS of other Americans think otherwise. This is called unintended consequenses, and you and your Muslim buddies have just sh*t in your nest.

[Republic of Texas]

We ALL need to get that message to Bush.

[Patria One]

Are you a Christian and have you ever lived in the Middle East?

[Republic of Texas]

Yes and No.

Don't think for a second that either answer disqualifies me from comment here. Osama bin Laden has NEVER lived in the US. That doesn't stop him from labeling us "the Great Satan", or killing thousands of innocent people, because HE thinks we are bad. If it's so great over there, planes leave EVERY hour, I hear because of MUSLIM TERRORISTS prices are low now, just so you know.

[Republic of Texas]

p.s. I know that any *honest* answer you give to MY questions only confirms my previous posts, and I'm familiar with the tactic of answering a TOUGH question with a question.