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Israel subs go nuclear amid fears over Iran
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/12/1065917278040.html?from=storyrhs Israel has modified United States-supplied cruise missiles to carry nuclear warheads on submarines, giving the Middle East's only nuclear power the ability to launch atomic weapons from land, air and under the sea. Bush Administration and Israeli officials say the move bolsters Israel's deterrence capacity in the event that Iran develops nuclear weapons. It also comes as Syria insisted it had a right to defend itself, warning Israel against further raids into its territory such as last week's air strike on an alleged Palestinian training camp. Two Bush officials described the missile modification and an Israeli official confirmed it. All wished to remain anonymous. Iran denies developing nuclear weapons and says its nuclear program is for generating electricity. The International Atomic Energy Agency has given Tehran until October 31 to accept full inspections and prove that it has no nuclear arms program. Israel's boosting of its secret nuclear arsenal, and US silence about it, has increased the desire of Arab states for similar weapons, Arab diplomats and United Nations officials said. advertisement advertisement "The presence of a nuclear program in the region that is not under international safeguards gives other countries the spur to develop weapons of mass destruction," said Nabil Fahmy, Egypt's ambassador to the US. Last month Egypt joined Saudi Arabia and Syria at the UN General Assembly in criticising the US and UN for ignoring Israel's weapons of mass destruction while pressuring Iran. The German magazine Der Spiegel says in its latest edition that Israel's spy agency, Mossad, has drawn up pre-emptive attack plans on six sites in Iran it suspects are being used to prepare nuclear weapons. Israel does not comment on whether it has nuclear arms but intelligence analysts and independent experts say it has 100 to 200 such weapons. Washington accepts Israel's status as a nuclear power and has not pressured it to sign the non-proliferation treaty. The Israeli Government rejected requests for interviews with officials from its atomic energy agency and refused to answer nuclear questions. On Saturday, Syria fired the latest verbal shot in a week of increasingly belligerent rhetoric following the attack by Israeli warplanes. "We hope that the Israelis will not repeat their aggression," said a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Bushra Kanafani. "In case of repetition, Syria has the right to exercise self-defence in all available ways." Syrian-backed terrorists have vowed to increase attacks on Israel from Lebanon. Los Angeles Times; AFP; The Telegraph, London
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