25.10.2024 - 16:15 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Inside Israel’s secret 20-year plan to strike Iran: Advanced weapons unveiled

(OCTOBER 17, 2024)

Iran’s nuclear facilities and ballistic missile bases are deeply embedded underground, in contrast to less-protected targets like oil terminals.
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Foreign sources indicate that Israel has a surface-to-surface missile system, equipped with both conventional and nuclear warheads, known as the Jericho missiles. Despite the hundreds of ballistic missiles Iran has launched towards Israel, the likelihood of Israel using these missiles in a strike appears low. These missiles were initially developed by the French Dassault company, later upgraded by IAI.
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Additionally, Elbit has developed bunker-busting bombs, named 500 MPR, capable of penetrating up to four meters of concrete.
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Another Israeli weapon, known only from foreign reports, is the PopEye Turbo cruise missile, developed by Rafael with a range of 1,500 km. It is designed for launch from Israeli Navy submarines and is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads.