Israeli nuclear weapons, 2014

被引：8

作者：

Kristensen, Hans M. ^{[1
]}

Norris, Robert S. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] FAS, Nucl Informat Project, Washington, DC 20037 USA

[2] FAS, Washington, DC USA

[3] Nat Resources Def Council, New York, NY USA

来源：

BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS | 2014年 / 70卷 / 06期

关键词：

arms race; cruise missiles; Israel; Jericho missiles; Middle East; nuclear weapons; security;

D O I：

10.1177/0096340214555409

中图分类号：

D81 [国际关系];

学科分类号：

030207 ;

摘要：

Although the Israeli government neither confirms nor denies that it possesses nuclear weapons, it is generally accepted by friend and foe alike that Israel is a nuclear-armed stateand has been so for nearly half a century. The basis for this conclusion has been strengthened significantly since our previous estimate in 2002, particularly thanks to new documents obtained by scholars under the US Freedom of Information Act and other openly available sources.(1) We conclude that many of the public claims about the size of the Israeli nuclear arsenal are exaggerated. We estimate that Israel has a stockpile of approximately 80 nuclear warheads for delivery by two dozen missiles, a couple of squadrons of aircraft, and perhaps a small number of sea-launched cruise missiles.

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