(Washington Post) - According to former Pentagon and State Department officials, Israel has three diesel submarines that it is arming with newly designed cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The Israelis reportedly tested a cruise missile launched from a submarine two years ago off Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. In response, IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ron Kitrey denied that the army possesses cruise missiles equipped with nuclear warheads.
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