Israeli nuclear weapons program
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The Israeli nuclear weapons program is a clandestine initiative, widely believed to have produced a significant undeclared nuclear arsenal and to underpin Israel’s policy of deliberate nuclear ambiguity.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military program
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nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Israeli nuclear program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli nuclear weapons capability ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | 1979 Vela incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMissile |
Jericho I
NERFINISHED
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Jericho II NERFINISHED ⓘ Jericho III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlatform |
Dolphin-class submarines
NERFINISHED
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Israeli Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFacilityOperator | Israel Atomic Energy Commission GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader | David Ben-Gurion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScientist | Ernst David Bergmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| began | late 1950s ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| deliverySystem |
Jericho ballistic missile family
NERFINISHED
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aircraft-delivered gravity bombs ⓘ submarine-launched cruise missiles ⓘ |
| developedWithAssistanceFrom |
France
NERFINISHED
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentSite |
Dimona nuclear facility
NERFINISHED
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Negev Nuclear Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
deterrence
ⓘ
last-resort capability ⓘ |
| estimatedWarheadsLowerBound | 80 ⓘ |
| estimatedWarheadsUpperBound |
200
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300 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arab–Israeli conflict
NERFINISHED
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Holocaust experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFacility |
Negev Nuclear Research Center
NERFINISHED
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Soreq Nuclear Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notPartyTo | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Israeli government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyCharacteristic |
deliberate opacity
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nuclear ambiguity ⓘ |
| policyStatement | Israel will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East ⓘ |
| primaryFissileMaterial | plutonium GENERATED ⓘ |
| publicAcknowledgmentStatus | neither confirmed nor denied by Israel ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedPolicy |
Begin Doctrine
NERFINISHED
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preemptive strikes on nuclear facilities of adversaries ⓘ |
| securityRationale |
existential threats to Israel
ⓘ
regional security threats ⓘ |
| status | undeclared nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| suspectedTestSite | South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspectedWarheadType |
boosted fission weapon
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implosion-type fission weapon ⓘ thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| verificationStatus | not subject to IAEA comprehensive safeguards ⓘ |
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