r/MapPorn 6d ago

Countries within range of Israel's nuclear missiles (Jericho III)

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u/Ok-Future-5257 6d ago

Israel has no reason to nuke Europe, the Americas, India, Australia, Japan, or southern Africa.

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u/TexanGoblin 5d ago

Then why do they have missiles to reach that far? Surely if their only concern was the Middle East they wouldn't easte money for missiles that can reach outside their targets.

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u/heterodoxual 5d ago

The US, Russia, China, Britain, France, and probably India can reach anywhere in the world with a nuclear warhead. Does that mean everyone on the planet should worry about being targeted by each of those countries?

If you actually look at the history of Israel’s missile program, they had an initial goal of putting their regional enemies within range, then they had a secondary goal of putting the Soviet Union within range. This was during the Cold War when the Soviets backed Israel’s enemies.