ISRAEL'S NUCLEAR CAPABILITY
The State of Israel is the 4th largest military power in the world. The
State is believed to possess the largest and most sophisticated nuclear arsenal
outside of the 5 declared nuclear powers- the USA, Russia, France, China and the
UK.
A nuclear reactor and plutonium production facility was built by France
back in the late 1950's and early 60's in the southern desert of Israel called
the Negev Nuclear Research Centre, or simply "Dimona".
Since that time, the
state has subsequently developed an extensive array of tactical nuclear weapons,
nuclear artillery shells and nuclear-tipped medium range ballistic missiles (the
Jericho 1 and 2). Arsenal estimates range in the order of between 200-2000
warheads- many of them FIRST STRIKE weapons, most of them nuetron bombs,
designed to maximize human kill ratio and minimize physical damage, since Israel
is such a small nation.
The United States provides the State of Israel with
an annual US$4 billion in financial and military aid- by far the largest
recipient of US foreign aid of any country in the world. Extensive nuclear and
military collaboration has occured between the two nations since Israel's birth
as a nation in 1948.
The race to develop the world's first atomic bomb began
at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the USA in the 1940's. J. Robert
Oppenheimer, who headed the Project, succeeded in developing the world's first
atomic bomb with the 'Trinity' blast in New Mexico at that time. Edward Teller
soon afterward developed the Hydrogen bomb, followed by Sam Cohen who, in years
following, invented the Nuetron Bomb. All 3 were Jewish. Connect the dots and
you have the nuclear founded and bred nation of Israel- the ties couldn't be
stronger.
Israel is now the only state in the world with nuclear weapons that
does not admit to having such weapons. It has consistently refused to allow
international inspection of its arsenal and facilities and is among the very few
states in the world that have refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty.
The country is today probably the MOST dangerous and MOST lethal
"rogue" nation on Earth- a "live-wire" that could most likely trigger or ignite
a nuclear World War 3 in the Middle East and throughout the world, particularily
in light of the current tensions between Palestine and the surrounding Arab
nations in the immediate region.
Nuclear disarmament must begin with Israel.
Until that time, Arab states in the region have an inalienable "right" and
"obligation" to develop similiar weapons (of mass destruction) to counter this
overwhelming threat to their nations and peoples. The escalation of this
particular conflict WILL end in disaster for all parties if it is not mitigated
soon and is instead allowed to evolve further, recognizing the sacred land and
religious dimensions that so implicitly define this specific conflict and area
of the world.
Steve Jones
P.O. Box 1141
Boulder, Colorado 80306
USA
SOURCES:
1. Center for Non-Proliferation Studies
460 Pierce
St.
Monterey, California 93940
USA
Website: http://cns.miis.edu/
2. Federation of
American Scientists
1717 'K' St- NW
#209
Washington, DC
20036
USA
Website: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke
3.
Book- "Dimona- the Third Temple"
by Mark Gaffney
4. US Campaign to
Free Mordechai Vanunu
P.O. Box 43384
Tuscon, Arizona
85733
USA
Website: http://www.nonviolence.org/vanunu
5.
Janes Intellegence Review
Sentinel House
163 Brighton Rd
Coulsdon,
Surrey, CR5 2YH
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.janes.com/
6. Book- "Open
Secrets: Israel's Nuclear and Foreign Policies"
by Israel
Shahak
Website: http://www.abbc.com/historia/shahak/opensec/02.htm
7.
Book- "The Sampson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and US Foreign Policy"
by
Seymour Hersch
8. Book- "Dangerous Liason: The Inside Story of US-Israeli
Covert Relationship"
by Alexander and Leslie Cockburn
9. Bulletin of
Atomic Scientists
6042 South Kimbark
Chicago, Illinois
60637
USA
Website: http://www.thebulletin.org/
10.
Book- "Israel and the Bomb"
by Avner Cohen
11. Colorado FIRST STRIKE Project
Website: http://www.geocities.com/emerald994/home.html
