The Israeli Air Force's F-16I Soufa, specifically enhanced for strategic operations, reflects Israel's advanced military capabilities, particularly in terms of nuclear warfare. Known as "Storm," the F-16I includes modifications like Israeli-designed conformal fuel tanks that increase its range by 50%, allowing it to carry additional armaments, including nuclear gravity bomb
Israel's nuclear arsenal, estimated to contain between 90 and 400 nuclear weapons, remains a critical element in its national security strategy amidst ongoing regional tensions, particularly with Iran.
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Both Russia in its war in Ukraine, and Israel in its war in Gaza, possess and have threatened to use nuclear weapons. Regardless of the much debated root causes of either war, this reality alone heightens the possibility of a nuclear war. “Is the US, blackmailed by the threat of a Middle Eastern Armageddon, now…
Dr Kate Hudson, 14 Jan 24, https://cnduk.org/israels-nuclear-arsenal-what-we-know/ Last week’s attack on Yemen by US, UK and other forces is a dangerous escalation of the war in the Middle East. The attack is intended to halt the Houthi support for the people of Gaza that has taken the form of attacks on Israel-bound shipping. But as…