Did he finally go farther than other prime ministers in confirming or suggesting that Israel has nuclear weapons?
Standing in the Prime Minister's Office, he said that alongside Israel’s defense and attack capabilities, its “other capabilities” keep it alive.
'Other capabilities'
“The operational arena in the transparent dome above us is made up of defense capabilities and attack capabilities and what is commonly called in the foreign media ‘other capabilities,’” he said at a ceremony for the new head of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission. “These other capabilities keep us alive and will keep us alive as long as we and our children are here.”
True, he did not come right out and say “Israel has nuclear weapons,” but what else could he have been referring to at the ceremony when discussing offensive, defensive and “other” capabilities?
Is his out that he mentioned “foreign sources” – as if Israel’s prime minister needs to rely on foreign sources regarding its deepest secrets? READ MORE
