An undated file picture of one of the Israel Navy's three Dolphin-class submarines on maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea (Reuters / Handout by Israeli Defense Forces REUTERS SHE / AA)
New Israeli Submarines Can’t Be ‘Solely For Defensive Purposes’ -- RT
he delivery of a fifth Dolphin-class submarine to Israel from Germany is a worrying “ratcheting up” of tensions in the Middle East, according to two leading anti-nuclear campaigners.
The deployment of INS Rahav, allegedly capable of launching cruise missiles with nuclear warheads, to the Israeli navy has set off a number of worrying alarm bells, Jeremy Corbyn, the British MP and deputy head of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament tells RT.
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