# Why Are The Israelis Building Up Their Navy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-israelis-building-up-their-navy/624491>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 8, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-israelis-building-up-their-navy/624491 "2012-06-08T12:28:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-israelis-building-up-their-navy/624491/21 "2012-06-09T10:28:32Z")

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> [@JRDelirious](#):
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> Than high pitched buzz you hear is Admiral Dönitz spinning in his grave.

That might help cool him down, from the flames of hellfire.

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-israelis-building-up-their-navy/624491/22 "2012-06-09T10:46:11Z")

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> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#):
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> That might help cool him down, from the flames of hellfire.

Nope. Spinning would generate more heat from friction.😃

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-israelis-building-up-their-navy/624491/23 "2012-06-09T11:52:40Z")

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I wonder how many of these subs are in the Persian Gulf? They are silent and almost undetectable-probably a generation quieter than the Swedish “Gotland” Class (that the USN has trouble detecting).  
I’m sure that Ahmadinejad and his crew are aware of their presence-it probably gives them pause.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-israelis-building-up-their-navy/624491/24 "2012-06-09T12:06:36Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> I wonder how many of these subs are in the Persian Gulf? They are silent and almost undetectable-probably a generation quieter than the Swedish “Gotland” Class (that the USN has trouble detecting).  
> I’m sure that Ahmadinejad and his crew are aware of their presence-it probably gives them pause.

I would bet none. From Eliat to the Persian Gulf its about 1500 to 2000 km. Thats 4000 km just in transit and leave onlt a few days loiter time.

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