Israel's nuclear weapons can now reach the UK

Israel refuses to allow inspections or sign the NPT which safeguards the sale of nuclear material. Is it safe to allow Israel to disregard UN laws especially after the Gaza Flotilla Massacre where they murdered humanitarian peace activists and the United States turns a blind eye?

While Israel is one of the loudest voices calling for a tougher line on Iran's nuclear programme, its own nuclear capability has never been put to inspection.

Israel has two nuclear research centres - at Dimona and Soreq. The latest estimates suggest that Israel has produced at least 118 warheads with weapons grade plutonium.

The Jericho ballistic missiles are capable of carrying such weapons.

The Jericho One, which is now obsolete, had a range of 500 kilometres, and could carry a 20 kiloton nuclear warhead - 20 times more powerful than the US bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

The Jericho Two has a range of 1500 kilometres. It could just reach Iran - and is believed to be able to carry a one megaton nuclear bomb, which is 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.

It is believed a Jericho Three missile is now being developed - that will be able to travel around 5,000 kilometres, bringing all of Iran and Europe into its range.

Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports.

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[hmscollingwood]

It would be refreshing if journalists, occasionally got their technical facts straight. Hiroshima was 12.5-15 kilotons. Therefore a 20 Kt atomic warhead is not "10 times greater than Hiroshima". Nagasaki was 18-21 Kt, etc. Likewise, a 1 Megaton hydrogen bomb is not 1000 more powerful than Hiroshima. As for the comments below, ' Mutually assured Destruction' (M..A. D.) equals Mutually Assured Paranoia, equals Belfast, N. Ireland, where 20 years after The Troubles, 20ft walls separate ghettos.

[nomadnametab]

actually israel can reach anywhere in europe, asia,africa, most of america and anywhere else the schmuck who want to kill them may live. icbm baby! if you don't plan on breaking into my house you dont have to be afraid of my shotgun.

[doctim11]

Israel needs nukes probably more than anyone else.

[PIGMUHAMAD]

Fuck palestine,fuck muslims!!!

Nuke Nuke Mecca!!

[ismoketoomuchweed]

Fuck Zionist Scum

[ronmichaeli]

@megalon07 Your words only reveals how dumb and ignorant and hateful some people can be.

I'm a Jew, I live in I s r a e l (At least learn how to spell it right) and I know my own history.

You are so evil and stupid kido.

Go blow yourself somewhere.

[megalon07]

@ronmichaeli God curse Isreal those are bastard in that land they are not the real Jews. Look up their history descendants of the Khazar Empire nothing but zionist devils@@!!!

[ronmichaeli]

Very good

God bless Israel