Jericho I
Jericho I is a medium-range ballistic missile developed jointly by Israel and the Dassault Company of France. In 1963, Israel paid $100 million for its joint development and manufacture.
Jericho I is a medium-range ballistic missile developed jointly by Israel and the Dassault Company of France. In 1963, Israel paid $100 million for its joint development and manufacture. It was anticipated that the Jericho I would be able to deliver a miniaturized nuclear warhead to targets three hundred miles away.1
By the mid-1960s, the Jericho missiles were rapidly being assembled by Dassault. CIA technical analysts were able to draw scale models of the system and even designed nuclear, chemical, and high-explosive warheads for it, predicting that Israel could successfully target and fire a nuclear warhead. However, intelligence about the Israeli missile was often suppressed or ignored within the U.S. government.2
The first field test of the Jericho I had mixed results, with the missile experiencing guidance problems and not yet capable of hitting its intended targets. Despite this, the missile program, code-named Project 700, was envisioned by Ernst David Bergmann as the final, costly step toward the Samson Option.1
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