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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7562237" data-attributes="member: 92282">Three German-built Israeli submarines  equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf  near the Iranian coastline. The first has been sent in response to Israeli fears that ballistic  missiles developed by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, a political and  military organisation in Lebanon, could hit sites in Israel, including  air bases and missile launchers. The submarines of Flotilla 7 — Dolphin, Tekuma and Leviathan — have  visited the Gulf before. But the decision has now been taken to ensure a  permanent presence of at least one of the vessels. The flotilla’s commander, identified only as “Colonel O”, told an  Israeli newspaper: “We are an underwater assault force. We’re operating  deep and far, very far, from our borders.”   Each of the submarines has a crew of 35 to 50, commanded by a colonel  capable of launching a nuclear cruise missile. The vessels can remain at sea for about 50 days and stay submerged up  to 1,150ft below the surface for at least a week. Some of the cruise  missiles are equipped with the most advanced nuclear warheads in the  Israeli arsenal. The deployment is designed to act as a deterrent, gather intelligence  and potentially to land Mossad agents. “We’re a solid base for  collecting sensitive information, as we can stay for a long time in one  place,” said a flotilla officer. The submarines could be used if Iran continues its programme to  produce a nuclear bomb. “The 1,500km range of the submarines’ cruise  missiles can reach any target in Iran,” said a navy officer. Apparently responding to the Israeli activity, an Iranian admiral  said: “Anyone who wishes to do an evil act in the Persian Gulf will  receive a forceful response from us.” Israel’s urgent need to deter the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah alliance was  demonstrated last month. Ehud Barak, the defence minister, was said to  have shown President Barack Obama classified satellite images of a  convoy of ballistic missiles leaving Syria on the way to Hezbollah in  Lebanon. Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, will emphasise the danger to  Obama in Washington this week. Tel Aviv, Israel’s business and defence centre, remains the most  threatened city in the world, said one expert. “There are more missiles  per square foot targeting Tel Aviv than any other city,” he said.<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7140282.ece" target="_blank">times</a></blockquote>

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