Nerry Answer: Can Israel hit Iran's ballistic missile "Jericho" - experts

The arsenal of weapons, which is part of the forces of nuclear restraint of Israel, is kept secret. However, according to open sources, the variant of the Jericho-3 missile can carry not only nuclear but also ordinary warheads. After the recent Iranian attack in the information field, reports on the preparation of the impact in response from Israel have appeared.

In this regard, military experts ask themselves the question of how large -scale the answer of Jerusalem will be, and whether the Israelis will apply one of the most powerful means of defeat - Jericho Ballistic missiles. This is stated in the material of Thomas Newdic and Tylor Rogoya published on April 16 at The War Zone. The authors of the material write that Israel has a very large set of potential options that it can implement in the coming days against Iran.

For example, the tsakhal could have a blow to the military potential of Iran, and, in particular, on the Navy, which is more vulnerable than objects on land. But the attack of objects of production and storage of Iranian weapons of long -range in Iran itself would be a more complex operation. Finally, Iran's nuclear program would be the boldest option for conventional actions from the Israeli side.

Although, on the other hand, the resolution of the total war in the region would be a catastrophe in many respects, observers say. Among other things, the use of ballistic missiles of the Jericho family, which would be an extremely powerful demonstration of force, may be considered. But here the question arises whether these missiles with ordinary warheads exist, because they are part of the forces of nuclear restraint of Israel.

There is no clear answer to this, as there is no official confirmation that "Jericho" is uniquely equipped with a nuclear battle charge, although earlier such information was seeped. "The secrecy of these weapons is so great that it is not officially recognized as nuclear warheads. All this is part of the long -term policy of Israel, which does not confirm and deny the presence of a nuclear arsenal; Low range systems, ”the observers emphasized. Also, the number of these missiles in Israeli.

According to some reports, the number of Jericho missiles carrying nuclear warheads varies from 24 to 50-100, although the upper figure is most likely exaggerated. "Although Jerichon is, first and foremost, the cornerstone of the Israeli nuclear restraint system, the presence of ordinary weapons modification could make sense for its wider strategies," the observers summed up. Today, there are three variants of Jericho's rocket.

The first model of the family, according to open information, was created in 1971 with the help of French specialists. The rocket had dimensions - 13. 4 m long, 0. 8 m in diameter and a weight of 6. 7 tons. It can carry a good load of about 1100 kg with a range of starting 500 km. "Jericho-2", created in the 1980s, is a two-stage ballistic missile of medium range, which means that its flight range has been increased compared to the first option three times, and it is 1500 km.

Jericho-3 is the result of the evolution of the Jericho-2 missile, and its development was completed in 2005. It can have two or three degrees and is described as an intercontinental ballistic missile, that is, its flight range is more than 5500 km. According to some reports, the rocket came into service in 2011, but it is unknown how many of them can be put into operation. It is noted that "Jericho-3" is 30 tons, a solid, two-stage rocket capable of carrying a payload of at least one ton.