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| Successful test-fired by Israel of a new long-range ballistic missile. | |||
The Israeli
military has test-fired a new long-range ballistic missile reportedly
capable of carrying a nuclear, chemical or biological warhead, Friday,
July 12, 2013. Israeli media, citing analysts, said the test was very
likely related to Israel's Jericho ballistic missile system. |
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 The last test of a Jericho III missile was conducted in November 2011. |
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| “This
morning, Israel conducted a launching test from the Palmachim base of
a rocket propulsion system," the Israeli ministry for military affairs
said in a brief statement. Israeli media, citing analysts, said the test was very likely related to Israel's Jericho ballistic missile system. Aalysts say the most modern version of the system, the Jericho III, has a range of between 5,000 and 11,000 kilometers, and can carry a warhead of up to one ton. The last test of a Jericho III missile was conducted in November 2011. In 2008, the Israeli military test-fired another long-range ballistic missile, threatening to strike Iran. The Israeli regime is widely believed to be the only possessor of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. The regime reportedly maintains between 200 and 400 atomic warheads, but under its policy of so-called nuclear ambiguity, it has never denied nor confirmed its possession of the weapons of mass destruction. |
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