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| Israel-Palestine |
| Israel shows nuclear plant images (Hellooooo mullahs! ) |
| 2004-07-06 |
| Israeli authorities have published pictures of Israel’s nuclear plant in the Negev desert for the first time. The images appear on a new website for the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission. The move came a day before the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog was due in Israel for talks on making the Middle East a nuclear weapons-free zone. Israel has never admitted possessing nuclear weapons, but analysts believe it has around 200 warheads at the plant in the town of Dimona. The pictures reveal little about the site, which has been at the centre of controversy about Israel’s nuclear programme. They are taken at a distance from the building, which is obscured in the photographs by trees and flowers Nor does the website provide any new insight into the programme, saying merely that research at the plant aims to expand knowledge of nuclear science and provide an infrastructure for the use of atomic energy. Israel has come under pressure to open its nuclear facilities to international inspection. In December, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei urged Israel - a member of the IAEA - to surrender its alleged nuclear weapons. But, unlike Iran and North Korea - two countries whose alleged nuclear ambitions have recently come under international scrutiny - Israel has never signed the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, designed to prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons. As a result, it is not subject to inspections or the threat of sanctions by the IAEA. Israel pursues a policy of what it calls "nuclear ambiguity", saying only that it will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #6 RWV the yids already were armed to the teeth Nuke wise by Yom Kippur War. They held F4s on strip alert and ready to go. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-06 4:10:12 PM |
| #5 The Israelis tested their first in the Kalahari Desert back in the 70's after the Yom Kippor War. People forget how near a thing the YK war was. Only the absolute and unstinting support of Richard Nixon and extraordinary logistics support from the US military saved Israel from defeat. Notice that while Israel fought at least one major conflict in each decade from its creation to the test of its first A bomb, there has been relative peace since (Palestinians don't count). I don't think that they will give up their nukes any time soon. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-07-06 11:36:12 AM |
| #4 Israel has never admitted possessing nuclear weapons, but analysts believe it has around 200 warheads at the plant in the town of Dimona. Like YEAH, they'd keep all their eggs in one basket. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-07-06 7:43:17 AM |
| #3 Jews are God’s people Hey, I've heard that elsewhere from a man with a beard... Heads! |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-07-06 4:10:57 AM |
| #2 Israel's intentions, and their military, are entirely defensive in nature. Israel has never preached the destruction of iran, syria, egypt, jordan, saudi arabia, or Iraq or any other arab state. In fact, the Israelis have bent over backwards to please the arabs and bastard palestinians. Israelis want to live in peace...... arabs, on the other hand have, and continue to preach the destruction of Israel DAILY!! They teach it to their children in school, it's ingrained in their psyche to the extent that it is their only purpose in life. Israel must have nukes for defensive purposes. arabs must never be allowed to get nukes..... They'll use them on Israel.....you know they would if they got the chance. arabs are filthy animals. |
| Posted by: Halfass Pete 2004-07-06 2:46:24 AM |
| #1 US should see to it that Israel is allowed to do whatever it wants in order to survive in a hostile ARAB world. Jews are God’s people and their mission should not be hampered by stupid UN rules. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6677 2004-07-06 1:55:33 AM |