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To: Noel de Leon who wrote (119401)11/13/2003 3:23:48 PM
From: Jacob Snyder  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
<Why would they need Harpoons?>

To deliver the nukes from a submarine. Israel's land-based missiles and airplane-delivered nukes could conceivably be taken out by a massive first strike. With the Harpoons on subs, Israel has a survivable deterrent to create a balance of terror with her enemies.