Israel permanently deploying nuclear-armed submarines to the Persian Gulf

Indy500 · 31 May 2010 at 16:31

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7140282.ece

The flotilla’s commander, identified only as “Colonel O”, told an Israeli newspaper: “We are an underwater assault force. We’re operating deep and far, very far, from our borders.”

Each of the submarines has a crew of 35 to 50, commanded by a colonel capable of launching a nuclear cruise missile.

The vessels can remain at sea for about 50 days and stay submerged up to 1,150ft below the surface for at least a week. Some of the cruise missiles are equipped with the most advanced nuclear warheads in the Israeli arsenal.

With this and the convoy raid, one does have to wonder about the IDF's intentions...

Orcish-Horde · 31 May 2010 at 16:34

sr4470 said:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7140282.ece

With this and the convoy raid, one does have to wonder about the IDF's intentions...

To defend Israel....

Cosimo · 31 May 2010 at 16:40

Orcish-Horde said:
To defend Israel....

.... and act as a deterrent.

Burnsy2023 · 31 May 2010 at 16:42

I didn't realise Israel openly admitted having nuclear weapons.

Indy500 · 31 May 2010 at 16:43

simulatorman said:
.... and act as a deterrent.

Do we stick our Trident subs in the Baltic then?

Dolph · 31 May 2010 at 16:44

Orcish-Horde said:
To defend Israel....

simulatorman said:
.... and act as a deterrent.

Both of which are very stretchable activities where Israel is concerned. Attacking unarmed aid convoys and civilian houses with helicopter gunships, for example, both have been part of plans to 'defend Israel'.

Dolph · 31 May 2010 at 16:44

sr4470 said:
Do we stick our Trident subs in the Baltic then?

There's always at least 1 or 2 out somewhere in the Ocean for just that sort of purpose...

MowyTone · 31 May 2010 at 16:47

classic case of getting too big for thier boots. might as well call them 'new north korea'

Yas786 · 31 May 2010 at 16:47

Burnsy2023 said:
I didn't realised Israel openly admitted having nuclear weapons.

Neither did i :confused:

So if thats the case ie they are defending themselves then the iranians can do exactly the same right???

No of course not...

Orcish-Horde · 31 May 2010 at 16:54

Dolph said:
Both of which are very stretchable activities where Israel is concerned. Attacking unarmed aid convoys and civilian houses with helicopter gunships, for example, both have been part of plans to 'defend Israel'.

So what should they do bend over and take it, like they did in the 1930s?

Stolly · 31 May 2010 at 17:09

Israel does what every other country with the ability does.

News at 11.

Dolph · 31 May 2010 at 17:12

Orcish-Horde said:
So what should they do bend over and take it, like they did in the 1930s?

No, there is a mid point between no resistance and aggression. They just tend not to find it.

Dolph · 31 May 2010 at 17:18

Stolly said:
Israel does what every other country with the ability does.

News at 11.

I must have missed the part where we attacked northern Ireland civilians from the air in response to IRA activities...

Cosimo · 31 May 2010 at 17:20

sr4470 said:
Do we stick our Trident subs in the Baltic then?

Maybe yes and maybe no, I couldn’t possibly comment.

Citizen420 · 31 May 2010 at 17:22

Orcish-Horde said:
To defend Israel....

Oh naivety, how I've come to know you so well on ocUK.

Yas786 · 31 May 2010 at 17:24

Orcish-Horde said:
So what should they do bend over and take it, like they did in the 1930s?

But yet its ok for the Palestinians to bend over and let Israel **** them??

Cosimo · 31 May 2010 at 17:26

Dolph said:
I must have missed the part where we attacked northern Ireland civilians from the air in response to IRA activities...

But then the IRA weren’t constantly firing streams of rockets at the civilian population.

Tefal · 31 May 2010 at 17:27

Burnsy2023 said:
I didn't realise Israel openly admitted having nuclear weapons.

They've admitted it repeatedly but they have said they would never be the first nation to "introduce" nuclear weapons to the middle east.

By that they've always meant testing a nuclear weapon.

Orcish-Horde · 31 May 2010 at 17:27

Dolph said:
No, there is a mid point between no resistance and aggression. They just tend not to find it.

They are right in the mid point, the problem they have is that their opponents lean well into aggression. Isreal is facing the same problem that UK faced in N Ireland but on a much larger scale with the odds against them. They have no choice but to defend themselves.

JohnnyG · 31 May 2010 at 17:34

Citizen420 said:
Oh naivety, how I've come to know you so well on ocUK.

Really? And that's just in the short time you've been here too...