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Germans in talks with Israelis over delivery of two submarines: daily

IRNA

Berlin, Nov 6, IRNA -- Germany`s leading shipyard company HDW is 
reportedly involved in negotiations with Israel to construct two more 
German `Dolphin` submarines which could be modified to carry nuclear 
warheads on them, the daily Berliner Zeitung said Thursday. 
A spokesman for HDW confirmed that the German government had 
given green light for "technical talks" to prepare the business 
deal. 
Germany had already delivered three specifically `Dolphin` 
submarines in 1999 and 2000. 
According to earlier press reports, the German government had also 
been aware of the fact that Israeli submarine engineers had modified 
the launching pads of three German submarines at the HDW dockyard in 
the north German city of Kiel. 
American and Israeli officials, speaking on condition of anonymity,
confirmed earlier the missile modification on the German submarines. 
Although the German government is banned by law to export arms to 
crises regions, Germany has become one of Israel`s major arms 
suppliers, with exports having totaled some 900 million dollars 
between 1998 and 2001. 
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