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Friday, January 15, 2010

Israel in talks to buy 6th submarine from Germany

Dolphin classIsrael has broached the idea of buying a sixth discounted submarine from Germany as part of a military buildup designed to signal strength in the face of Iranian nuclear ambitions, officials said on Thursday.

Israel has three of the Dolphin-class diesel submarines, with two more on order from Kiel shipyard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and due by 2012.

The vessels are widely believed to have been deployed with nuclear cruise missiles.

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