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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Israel Has100-300 Nuclear Warheads - Jane's Defence Estimate - On Par With Britain

JerichoIsrael, whose prime minister withdrew Friday from next week’s US-hosted nuclear summit, is viewed as the sixth country to have acquired nuclear weapons — a title it has neither denied nor confirmed.

Analysts at British defense specialists Jane’s believe the Jewish state has between 100 and 300 nuclear warheads, putting them among the more advanced nuclear weapons states and roughly on a par with Britain.

The London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) estimates Israel has “up to 200″ warheads delivered on land-based short-range Jericho 1 and medium-range Jericho 2 missiles.

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