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| Israel has 115 nuclear weapons, claims US think tank |
| 2015-11-21 |
| [IsraelTimes] The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) published a report on November 19 alleging that Israel possesses about 660 kilograms of plutonium, produced at the Dimona reactor since operations began in 1963, which would allow it to have an estimated 115 nuclear weapons today. Israel maintains a policy of nuclear ambiguity, neither openly admitting nor denying that it possesses a nuclear program. It is also not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 I've heard unclassified estimates of between 150 and 200, and an 80% probability that Israel has constructed at least 25 thermonuclear weapons. They also have the capability to deliver those weapons anywhere in the world, in a limited capacity. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2015-11-21 23:21 |
| #3 BernardZ, both articles seem to indicate comparable amounts of Israeli Plutonium. How many weapons that makes is a function of strategy and technical design capability - I am pretty confident Israel can design and build nukes as small as anyone. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-11-21 14:05 |
| #2 My only question would be "is that enough?" Is the fact that this group is named ISIS coincidental? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-11-21 08:27 |
| #1 https://www.princeton.edu/~aglaser/PU056-Glaser-Miller-2011.pdf Very different figures here. |
| Posted by: BernardZ 2015-11-21 08:27 |