Israel's Dolphin 2-class submarines are widely expected to carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles, the most survivable known element of Israel's nuclear forces.
Israel's Dolphin 2-class submarines are widely expected to carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles, the most survivable known element of Israel's nuclear forces.
  • Israel is one of the world's few countries armed with nukes and multiple means to deliver them.
  • An Israeli aerospace official recently broached these "doomsday weapons."
  • "Israel's triad remains remarkably powerful for a country its size," an aviation expert said.

The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and the powerful Hezbollah militia in Lebanon has sent tensions spiking and briefly highlighted the power of Israel's undeclared nuclear weapons.