4 Israeli Allied Countries That Have Nuclear Weapons
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28 January 2024 19:33 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Israel's war with Hamas gave rise to a geopolitical crisis. There are those who oppose the genocide conducted by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, but there are also those who support Israel. Among a number of Israel's allied countries, some of them are developing nuclear weapons. Here are the countries:
1. India
Located in the South Asia region, India has recently created and developed nuclear weapons to prepare for war that might occur in the future. Even though it is still in the development stage, India has more than enough materials to produce nuclear weapon in large quantities. According to thebulletin.org, India has produced plutonium which has the capacity of 2,686 nuclear weapons. Reporting from the Aljazeera.com page, India expressed its support for Israel via Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag India With Israel.
2. Great Britain
Having possessed nuclear weapons since 1952, Britain is a powerful country with extraordinary weapons of war. Not only nuclear weapon, Britain also makes missiles, biological weapons and submarines as nuclear vehicles. According to thebulletin.org, they have 225 nuclear stocks with 120 active nuclear units in operation and available. Reporting from commonslibrary.parliament.uk, Britain's nuclear power reached an index of 0.1435.
3. United States of America
Since 1945, America has made around 70,000 nuclear weapons in preparation for war between giant countries. Reporting from defense.gov, the United States controls 89 percent of the world's nuclear weapons. According to obawawhitehouse.archieve.go, the American military promised to always support Israel in terms of state security.
4. France
Reporting from icanw.org, France has 290 nuclear weapons, it costs France 5.6 billion US dollars to maintain its weapons. These nukes can be dropped using airplanes, and also missiles from submarines. It is recorded that France's nuclear warhead power has reached 300. France also provides intelligence support to Israel in the form of sensors and effective means.
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