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Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4120185,00.html
Israel's Submarine Fleet
(Ynet News) Alex Fishman - On 9/11, the IDF submarine Leviathan of the advanced Dolphin model was on a training exercise at sea. The submarine went into high alert and sank into the water for a period of several weeks. At such moments of uncertainty, Israel's first walls of defense are its long-range strategic arms that include the submarine fleet. Israel's enemies must be made to understand that should they dare use any weapon of mass destruction, their own fate will be sealed. According to foreign reports, Israel's Dolphin fleet plays a crucial role in such deterrence with its second-strike capability - Israel will always be able to strike back. The Navy is preparing to double Israel's submarine fleet from three to six in the next five years.