How would ISRAEL Fight a Nuclear War?
Summary
TLDRThis video explores the potential for nuclear conflict in the Middle East, focusing on Israel's nuclear capabilities. It details Israel's nuclear triad, including land-based Jericho missiles, air-based F-16 and F-15 bombers, and sea-based Dolphin class submarines with Popeye Turbo missiles. The video discusses the range, payload, and strategic advantages of each component, highlighting Israel's readiness and the implications for regional stability.
Takeaways
- 📈 The possibility of a nuclear conflict in the Middle East, involving Israel and Hamas, has become a real concern, complicating regional dynamics.
- 💣 Israel's nuclear strategy is based on a nuclear triad, which includes land-based, sea-based, and air-based capabilities.
- 🚀 The land-based component consists of 46 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) mounted on mobile launch vehicles, with the Jericho series being the main missile system.
- 🔋 Israel's sea-based nuclear capability is delivered through Dolphin-class submarines armed with Popeye Turbo submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCMs).
- ✈️ The air-based component is made up of approximately 225 tactical bombers, including F-16s and F-15Is, which are equipped for nuclear strike roles.
- 🌐 The Jericho 3 missile, part of Israel's nuclear arsenal, has a range of over 2500 miles, capable of reaching Moscow and other distant targets.
- 💥 Each Jericho 2 missile can carry a 1-megaton nuclear warhead, while the Jericho 3 can carry multiple warheads with varying yields.
- 🔐 Israel's nuclear weapons are stored in hardened caves and underground facilities, enhancing their survivability against preemptive strikes.
- 🌐 The mobility of Israel's land-based missiles allows for quick dispersal, complicating an enemy's ability to track and target them.
- 🔑 The Popeye Turbo SLCMs, carried by Israel's submarines, are considered the most survivable and隐蔽的 weapon in Israel's nuclear arsenal due to their stealth and rapid launch capabilities.
Q & A
What is the nuclear triad that Israel operates under?
-Israel operates under a nuclear triad consisting of land-based road mobile intermediate range ballistic missiles (IRBM), sea-based submarines armed with submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCM), and air-based tactical bombers carrying gravity bombs.
How many intermediate range ballistic missiles does Israel have in its land-based mobile force?
-Israel's land-based mobile force is comprised of 46 intermediate range ballistic missiles.
What is the range of the Jericho 2 missile?
-The Jericho 2 has an increased range of 930 miles, putting the southernmost Soviet cities and the Black Sea Fleet within nuclear strike range.
What is the range of the Jericho 3 missile and what does this capability allow Israel to target?
-The Jericho 3 has a range of over 2500 miles, giving it the capability to target all of Iran, Pakistan, and all of Russia west of the Ural Mountains, including Moscow.
How many nuclear warheads can a Jericho 3 missile carry and what is the yield of these warheads?
-A Jericho 3 missile is equipped with either one 400 kiloton nuclear warhead or up to three 150 kiloton independently targetable re-entry vehicles.
What is the significance of the Jericho 3A missile and its range?
-The Jericho 3A, an improved version of the Jericho 3, offers an intercontinental range exceeding 3,400 miles, enhancing Israel's strategic reach.
How many tactical bombers does Israel operate and what are the main types?
-Israel operates a potential fleet of 225 tactical bombers, consisting of over 200 F-16s and 25 F-15Is.
What is the significance of the F-16 in the Israeli Air Force and its combat history?
-The F-16 has been the backbone of the Israeli Air Force since the 1980s and has been involved in numerous combat missions, including the destruction of Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981.
What is the role of the F-15I (Baz) in the Israeli Air Force and its capabilities?
-The F-15I, known as the Baz, is used for long-range strike and air superiority roles. It can reach targets within a 2,800-mile radius from takeoff at speeds of 2,000 mph.
How many ballistic missile submarines does the Israeli Navy operate and what type of missiles do they carry?
-The Israeli Navy operates a fleet of five Dolphin-class ballistic missile submarines, each carrying up to four Popeye Turbo submarine-launch nuclear cruise missiles.
What are the advantages of ballistic missile submarines in Israel's nuclear triad?
-Ballistic missile submarines are the most survivable leg of the nuclear triad, being virtually undetectable at sea and able to launch their entire missile payload undetected in a short time, ensuring a high level of deterrence.
Outlines
🚀 Israel's Nuclear Triad and Missile Capabilities
This paragraph discusses the complexity of nuclear dynamics in the Middle East due to conflicts like the one between Israel and Hamas. It explores Israel's nuclear war plan, the number of nuclear weapons at the Prime Minister's disposal, their targets, and the potential scale of destruction and casualties. The focus is on Israel's nuclear Triad, which includes land-based, sea-based, and air-based capabilities. The land-based component consists of 46 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) mounted on mobile launch vehicles, with the Jericho series being the primary missile system. The paragraph delves into the history and specifications of the Jericho missiles, including their range, speed, and payload. The Jericho 1, 2, and the upgraded Jericho 3 missiles are highlighted, with the latter having a range that can reach Moscow and carry warheads significantly more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb. The paragraph also touches on the strategic advantages and vulnerabilities of Israel's Road Mobile IRBMs, such as their mobility and the potential risk of a surprise nuclear attack.
✈️ Israeli Air Force's Nuclear Capabilities
The second paragraph details the air-based component of Israel's nuclear triad, focusing on its fleet of tactical bombers. The Israeli Air Force operates over 200 F-16s and 25 F-15Is, which are equipped with custom electronics and are potential candidates for air delivery of nuclear weapons. The paragraph recounts the history and combat record of the F-16, including its role in Operation Opera, which destroyed Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. It also discusses the F-15I's capabilities, including its long-range strike and air superiority roles. The paragraph highlights the benefits of air-delivered gravity bombs, such as the ability to evade enemy defenses and the flexibility to retarget or recall the bombs mid-flight. However, it also points out the potential vulnerability of the bombers to a surprise attack due to their longer response time.
🌊 Israel's Ballistic Missile Submarines
The final paragraph examines the sea-based aspect of Israel's nuclear triad, specifically the ballistic missile submarines. The Israel Navy operates five Dolphin-class submarines, each equipped with Popeye Turbo submarine-launched nuclear cruise missiles. These submarines are considered the most survivable part of the nuclear triad due to their stealth and the difficulty in detecting them at sea. The paragraph outlines the capabilities of the Popeye Turbo missiles, which can be launched quickly and reach targets with significant destructive power. The paragraph emphasizes the strategic advantage of having at least two submarines on constant patrol, ensuring a second-strike capability even after a surprise attack. It concludes by stating that there are no significant disadvantages to Israel's ballistic missile submarines, making them a critical deterrent in the region's nuclear dynamics.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Nuclear Triad
💡Jericho Missiles
💡Nuclear Warhead
💡Submarine Launch Cruise Missile (SLCM)
💡Tactical Bomber
💡Nuclear Conflict
💡Missile Defense
💡Deterrence
💡Nuclear Arsenal
💡Nuclear Strategy
Highlights
The possibility of nuclear conflict in the Middle East is now a real threat, complicating regional dynamics.
Israel's nuclear strategy is based on a triad of land, sea, and air capabilities.
Israel possesses 46 intermediate-range ballistic missiles mounted on mobile launch vehicles.
The Jericho missile program began in the 1960s with French assistance.
Jericho 2 missiles have a range of 930 miles, capable of reaching the Black Sea Fleet.
Jericho 3 missiles, with a range over 2500 miles, can target Moscow and beyond.
Israel's nuclear arsenal includes missiles with warheads 125 times more powerful than Hiroshima's.
Israel's Road Mobile IRBMs are dispersed in hardened caves for protection against preemptive strikes.
Israel's F-16 and F-15I aircraft are potential delivery platforms for nuclear weapons.
F-16s have been involved in numerous combat missions, including the 1981 destruction of Iraq's nuclear reactor.
Israel's nuclear gravity bombs are stored in underground facilities at two air force bases.
Ballistic missile submarines are the most survivable part of Israel's nuclear triad.
Dolphin class submarines carry Popeye Turbo missiles with a range of over 600 miles.
Israel's nuclear strategy aims to ensure survivability and a second-strike capability.
The Popeye Turbo missile is difficult to detect and can be launched with high speed and accuracy.
Israel's nuclear capabilities are designed to deter potential adversaries and ensure national security.
Transcripts
war between Israel and Hamas is further
complicating nuclear Dynamics in the
region the prospect of nuclear conflict
in the Middle East once Unthinkable is
now a very real possibility today we're
going to explore the unthinkable how
would Israel respond during a nuclear
conflict what's Israel's nuclear war
plan how many nuclear weapons are
readily available to the Prime Minister
where are they what are their targets
how many missiles would be launched how
many casualties could we expect after
Israeli bombs reach their destinations
what would the Middle East look like
going forward and most importantly could
Israel win a nuclear
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war Israel operates under a nuclear
Triad consisting of landbased Road
Mobile intermediate range ballistic
missiles or irbm seab based submarines
armed with submarine launch cruise
missiles or slcm and air-based tactical
bombers carrying gravity bombs now let's
take a look at each part of Israel's
Triad and its weapon delivery
systems the first and most well-known
part of Israel's nuclear Triad is its
landbase Road Mobile intermediate range
ballistic missiles or irbm Israel's Road
Mobile irbm force is comprised of 46
intermediate range ballistic missiles
each mounted on a 7 axle chassis mobile
launch
vehicle Israel's ballistic missile
program dates back to the early 1960s in
April of 1963 several months before the
Dema reactor began producing plutonium
Israel signed an agreement with the
French company TOA to produce a short
range surface to surface ballistic
missile the missile system became known
as a Jericho and the program was
completed in the early 1970s producing
24 to 30 missiles the Jericho had a
range of over 300 Mi traveled at speeds
of over 3,800 mph reaching its Target at
around 7 Minutes standing at a height of
44 ft with a 1 M diameter and a total
launch weight of 15,000 lb the missile
used a two solid propellant engine that
can be launched from a ra Road flat
truck or mobile launch vehicle each
Jericho missile carried a 20 kiloton
nuclear warhead the range of the first
Jericho was sufficient to strike major
cities such as Damascus and Cairo from
secur launch locations in the late 1980s
Israel co-developed a two State Sol the
field medium- range ballistic missile
with South Africa Coda the Jericho 2 the
Jericho 2 had an increased range of 930
Mi and for the first time put the
southernmost Soviet cities and Black Sea
Fleet within Nuclear Strike range a
modified version of the shevet space
rocket the Jericho 2 was first deployed
in the early 1990s replacing the Jericho
1 the Jericho 2 was first flight tested
May of 1987 to approximately 527 Mi with
its trajectory going far into the
Mediterranean Sea another test in 1989
reached over 800 Mi each Jericho 2
missile could be launched from a silo
Railroad Flat truck or mobile launch
vehicle the Jericho's Mobility allows it
to be hid and moved quickly or kept in a
hardened Silo increasing its resilience
against a preemptive strike each Jericho
2 can carry a 1 Megaton nuclear warhead
each warri has an explosive yield to 125
times the destructive power of the bomb
dropped on Hiroshima given that
approximately half of Iran including tan
is beyond the range of the Jericho 2
medium- range ballistic missile Israel
is currently upgrading its Arsenal with
a newer and more capable three states
Jericho 3 intermediate range ballistic
missile the Jericho 3 has a range of
over 2500 Mi giving it the capability to
Target all of Iran Pakistan and all of
Russia west of the Euro mountains
including for the first time the
nation's capital of Moscow with a
population of over 12.6 million the
Jericho 3 was first test launched over
the Mediterranean Sea in January of 2008
and entered service in 2011 unidentified
defense sources claim that the Jericho 3
constitutes quote a dramatic leap in
Israel's nuclear missile capabilities
that's because the Jericho 3 missile is
equipped with either one 400 kiloton
nuclear warhead or up to 3 150 kiloton
independently targetable re-entry
Vehicles each Warhead has 50 times to 20
times the destructive power of the bombs
dropped on Japan in 1945 respectively in
July of 2013 Israel tested an improved
version of the Jericho 3 missile the
Jericho 3A with a new motor offering the
missile an InterContinental range
exceeding 3,400 MI
Israel has 46 Jericho 2 and Jericho 3 is
deploy to stop MAA near the town of
Sakara in the Juden Hills approximately
17 Mi east of Jerusalem these missiles
are dispersed in 23 hardened caves with
two launchers deployed in each
cave as with all things there are
advantages and disadvantages of Israel's
Road Mobile intermediate range ballistic
missiles the primary disadvantage of
Israel's Road Mobile medium range
ballistic missiles is their location the
shamaka missile base is relatively small
at just 10 square mies with launcher
Cades located along two roads Each of
which is only a little more than half a
mile long although this layout would
provide protection against limited
conventional attacks if not dispersed
quickly enough the base's layout leaves
Israel's Jericho missiles vulnerable to
a surprise nuclear attack the primary
advantage of Israel's Road Mobile medium
range ballistic missiles is their
ability to leave their caves and
disperse with sufficient warning time
and insufficient satellite visibility
for the attacking country to track
mobile launchers the eror that the road
mobile medium range ballistic missiles
could be in would be too large to be
bombarded Ed by an attacking country's
nuclear Arsenal thus ensuring the
Jericho survivability during an attack
the second arm of Israel's nuclear Triad
is its Airbase tactical bombers Israel
currently operates a potential Fleet of
225 tactical bombers consisting of over
200 f-16s and 25 F-15 eyes
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since the 1980s the F-16 has been the
backbone of the Israeli Air Force the
Israeli Defense Force ordered a total of
362 f-16s from the early F-16 ABS to the
latest f-16i 50 of those aircraft were
given to Israel by the us as payment for
restraint during the 1991 Gulf War all
Israeli f-16s are fitted with Custom
Electronics the F-16 has for many years
been thought to be the most likely
candidate for air delivery of Israeli
nuclear weapons various versions of the
F-16 serve Nuclear Strike roles in the
US Air Force among NATO allies of the 67
kills achieved by the F-16 worldwide 47r
credit to Israel Israeli f-16's first
saw Combat on April 28th of 1981 when an
Israeli F-16 from the first jet Squadron
shot down a Syrian mi8 helicopter over
rasque near the Lebanese town of zeal 5
hours later another Syrian mi8 fell prey
to an F-16 from the same Squadron then
on June 7th of 1981 operation Opa
brought a swift end to Saddam Hussein's
nuclear weapons program when eight IDF
f-16s destroyed Iraq's ozich nuclear
reactor near Baghdad during a 1,000m
round trip Journey that well exceeded
the f-16's official combat range
furthermore since 1998 Israel has
deployed 25 Boeing F-15 e strike Eagles
for long range strike and air
superiority roles in November of 1974
when President Gerald Ford first
accepted the first F-15 on behalf of a
Tactical Air Command the aircraft was
heralded as the best air-to-air fighter
ever built it's not surprising then that
leaders of the Israeli Air Force were
interested in the F-15 a deal was struck
and in December of 1976 the Israelis
received their first shipment of F-15
Fighters the Israeli version also known
as the f-15i or baz is characterized by
its greater takeoff weight and attack
range with the ability to reach its
targets within a 2800 miile radius from
takeoff at speeds of 2,000 mph with
tensions and hostilities in the Middle
East reaching a boiling point it was
probably inevitable that Israel would be
the first to use the F-15 in combat its
notable combat missions include the
spring campaign against the Palestine
Liberation Organization or PLO in 1979
where Israeli f-15s conducted
reconnaissance flights and bombing
attacks on suspected terrorist camps and
training facilities in Lebanon achieving
10 kills against ass Syrian M 21 from
the time the Israeli Air Force began
flying the F-15 until the ceasefire in
June of 1982 F-15 scored 58 kills with
no losses against Syrian migs modified
with specialized terrain mapping radar
and other Advanced navigation guidance
systems the F-15 Strike Eagle is well
suited for its Nuclear Strike roll
approximately 30 of Israel's nuclear
weapons are believed to be air
deliverable gravity bombs Israel's
gravity bombs are stored in two
underground facilities at two Air Force
bases Toff Air Force Base in central
Israel and hastam Air Force Base in the
netive
desert as with all things there are
advantages and disadvantages of Israel's
air delivered gravity bombs their first
benefit comes from the mot of delivery
with the capability being dropped at
speeds of Mach 2 and from an altitude of
50,000 ft air delivery of Israel's
nuclear gravity bombs allows attacking
Personnel to evade defensive fire and
countermeasures from the enemy Target
area furthermore Israel's nuclear
gravity bombs are the most flexible
nuclear option with the advantage of
being able to Tain targets mid-flight or
to be called back of tension's cool the
primary disadvantage of Israel's nuclear
bombers is their response time they take
a lot longer to get in the air and if
air bases aren't on high alert or if
planes aren't already in flight there's
a high probability of them being
destroyed in an initial surprise
attack the last and most important of
Israel's nuclear Triad are its ballistic
missile submarines the Israel Navy
operates a fleet of five dolphin class
ballistic missile submarines each
submarine carries up to four popey turbo
submarine launch nuclear cruise missiles
although Israel submarines are home near
hafa in the Mediterranean Coast in
recent years they've occasionally sailed
through the Suz Canal as a likely
deterrence to Signal Iran the papey
turbo is the most survivable weapon in
Israel's nuclear Arsenal each missile is
armed with up to 120 kiloton nuclear
warhead in theory each subcon launches
entire four missile payload virtually
undetected in under 2 minutes when
launched the popey turbo travels at
speeds exceeding 550 mph has a range of
over 600 miles and typically reaches its
Target or Targets in around 5 minutes
just one missile alone has two times the
destructive power of the the bomb
dropped on hoshima there are numerous
advantages of the ballistic missile
submarine for starters they make up the
most survivable leg of the nuclear Triad
ballistic missile submarines are
virtually undetectable at Sea the
self-design makes finding one an almost
impossible task giving pause to
potential adversaries furthermore
submarine launch cruise missiles are a
lot harder to defend against when
launched an enemy force would have to
Counterattack each missile individually
making defense costly and complicated
the small size also makes them difficult
to detect on radar with at least two
submarines on cost of Patrol at all
times ballistic missile submarines
assure that Israel can strike at any
time anywhere even after a sry attack in
terms of disadvantages there simply are
none
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