{"id":19923,"date":"2010-05-30T21:41:36","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T04:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=19923"},"modified":"2010-05-30T21:41:37","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T04:41:37","slug":"israel-stations-nuclear-missile-subs-off-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/israel-stations-nuclear-missile-subs-off-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Stations Nuclear Missile Subs off Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThree German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf near the Iranian coastline.<\/p>\n

The first has been sent in response to Israeli fears that ballistic missiles developed by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, a political and military organisation in Lebanon, could hit sites in Israel, including air bases and missile launchers.<\/p>\n

The submarines of Flotilla 7 \u2014 Dolphin, Tekuma and Leviathan \u2014 have visited the Gulf before. But the decision has now been taken to ensure a permanent presence of at least one of the vessels.<\/p>\n

The flotilla\u2019s commander, identified only as \u201cColonel O\u201d, told an Israeli newspaper: \u201cWe are an underwater assault force. We\u2019re operating deep and far, very far, from our borders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each of the submarines has a crew of 35 to 50, commanded by a colonel capable of launching a nuclear cruise missile.<\/p>\n

The vessels can remain at sea for about 50 days and stay submerged up to 1,150ft below the surface for at least a week. Some of the cruise missiles are equipped with the most advanced nuclear warheads in the Israeli arsenal.<\/p>\n

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