In
the latest batch of leaked Democratic Party emails released on
DCLeaks.com, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell asserts that
Israel is in possession of around 200 nuclear weapons.
Powell,
in an email exchange with US Democratic party donor and business
partner Jeffrey Leeds, revealed Israel’s massive arsenal while
discussing a speech by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
concerning the latter’s opinion of the dangers of the Iran nuclear
deal.
In
the email, Powell asserts that Iran would not use an atomic bomb even
if they could obtain one, because “the boys in Tehran know Israel
has 200, all targeted on Tehran, and we have thousands.” “We’ll
blow up the only thing they care about—regime survival. Where, how
would they even test one?” Powell wrote. Israel has never publicly
confirmed that they have nuclear weapons, though it is an open secret
that the nation is well-armed.
In
2014, the Federation of American Scientists estimated the nation had
between 80 and 400 nuclear weapons, but reported that the number is
probably closer to 80 than 400. Powell’s figure in the email, sent
in March 2015, more than doubles their figure, the Times of Israel
notes.
“I
don’t trust Iranians — almost went to jail over Iran-Contra,”
Powell also asserted in the emails. Powell also doubted estimates on
how long it would take for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
“They
[the Iranians] say, correctly, that they have every right to enrich
[uranium] for energy. Russians helped build a power reactor at
Busher. Can’t get enough sanctions to break them. Lots of bs around
about their progress. Bibi likes to say ‘a year away,’ as do our
intel guys. They say it every year. [It] ain’t that easy to do,”
Powell stated.
In
the emails, Powell also referred to Donald Trump as a “national
disgrace and an international pariah,” called Hillary Clinton
“greedy, not transformational,” and asserted that Bill Clinton is
“still dicking bimbos."
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