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The first public revelation of Israel's nuclear capability (as opposed to development program) came from NBC News, which reported in January 1969 that Israel decided "to embark on a crash course program to produce a nuclear weapon" two years previously, and that they possessed or would soon be in possession of such a device. [101]
Israel's nuclear-capable ballistic missiles are believed to be buried so far underground that they would survive a nuclear attack. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Additionally, Israel is believed to have an offshore nuclear second-strike capability, using submarine-launched nuclear-capable cruise missiles , which can be launched from the Israeli Navy 's Dolphin ...
On 7 November 2023, during the Israel–Hamas war, Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu said during a radio interview that a nuclear strike would be "one way" to deal with Gaza, which commentators and diplomats interpreted as a tacit admission that Israel possesses such a capability. His remarks were criticized by the United States and Russia, and ...
Israel is weighing its response to Iran's missile attack. One option would be to take out Iran's nuclear sites — something Biden opposes. Experts say this kind of attack would be difficult ...
Nuclear weapons and Israel – Israel's possible control of nuclear weapons; Pre-emptive nuclear strike – Preemptive attack using nuclear weapons; Preventive war – Military action to prevent an enemy from acquiring attack capabilities in the medium term
On 18 September 2009, the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency called on Israel to open its nuclear facilities to IAEA inspection and adhere to the non-proliferation treaty as part of a resolution on "Israeli nuclear capabilities", which passed by a narrow margin of 49–45 with 16 abstentions. The chief Israeli delegate ...
Iran may decide to build nuclear weapons following tit-for-tat strikes with arch-foe Israel and Biden's failure to revive major power talks with Iran on restoring curbs on its nuclear program.
The Begin doctrine is the common term for the Israeli government's preventive strike, counter-proliferation policy regarding their potential enemies' capability to possess weapons of mass destruction (WMD), particularly nuclear weapons. The roots of this doctrine can be tracked at least to Operation Damocles at the beginning of 1960s.