'Germany approves subsidized sale of military submarine to Israel'
German official, speaking on condition of anonymity, says his country set aside $180 million to fund about a third of another Dolphin-type submarine.
By The Associated Press Tags: IDFA senior German official said Wednesday that the government has approved the subsidized sale of another Dolphin-type military submarine to Israel.
The official said Germany has set aside €135 million ($180 million) in next year's budget to pay for about a third of its cost.
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A Dolphin submarine. A better option for strategic deterrence. |
| Photo by: Reuters |
Dolphin-class submarines are capable of carrying nuclear-tipped missiles, but there is no evidence that Israel has armed them with such weapons.
Israel already has three Dolphin submarines from Germany — one half-funded and two entirely funded by Berlin, a staunch Israeli ally.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said Wednesday a 2005 agreement between the two nations included an option for another subsidized submarine which was now activated at Israel's request.
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friends should stand shoulder to shoulder, especially when facing an irrational enemy
Shame on Germany. The world, not just but especially the Middle East, should be moving toward nuclear disarmament . Blesesd are the peacemakers!
Slander and insults for not being as strict on Iran as Israel would like ...
Courtesy of Bastiat. Look it up.
extorted
for Germany to get this warmongering parasite off its back?
...and Germany will give you a nice new submarine...!
Why Israel don't pay all the bill? and the Germany Tax Payers have to pay, what Israel give free to Germany?. The world must be free of wars. If the politics leaders want war that they fight and no inocent youngh boys and girls as they lead easily from its leather chairs.
israel we are by your side
know that they prosper and survive because of welfare from Allies?
the marshall plan was a loan, not a gift, and Germany was under military occupation, not the military occupier. The Allies were victors and they came in hate. They had destroyed Germany, looted the remains, and then offered loans to rebuild the country. They weren't 'friends'.
In actuality, Israel's cost won't be $360 million, but roughly double that. Given the need to protect its now more extended coast to cover the gas platforms, Israel's need for more surface ships should be evident. Another sub won't fill that strategic need.