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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. For the 1991 book, see The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy. Samson Option According to the biblical narrative, Samson died when he grasped two pillars of the Temple of Dagon, and "bowed himself with all his might" (Judges 16:30, KJV). This has been variously ...
According to Lieutenant Colonel Warner D. Farr in a report to the US Air Force Counterproliferation Center, much lateral proliferation happened between pre-nuclear Israel and France, stating "the French nuclear test in 1960 made two nuclear powers, not one—such was the depth of collaboration" and that "the Israelis had unrestricted access to ...
The IAEC advises the government of Israel in areas of nuclear policy and in setting priorities in nuclear research and development. [1] The commission implements governmental policies and represents Israel in international organizations in the nuclear field, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEC maintains relationships with ...
Israel The Nuclear Potential of Individual Countries Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Problems of Extension Appendix 2 Russian Federation Foreign Intelligence Service April 6, 1995; The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy by Seymour M. Hersh, New York: Random House, 1991
Israel is also generally understood to have nuclear weapons, but does not acknowledge it, maintaining a policy of deliberate ambiguity. [3] Israel is estimated to possess somewhere between 90 and 300 nuclear warheads. [4] [a] One possible motivation for nuclear ambiguity is deterrence with minimum political friction. [5] [6]
Soreq Nuclear Research Center. Soreq Nuclear Research Center is a research and development institute situated near the localities of Palmachim and Yavne in Israel.It operates under the auspices of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The intelligence assessment could help explain U.S. opposition to any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear program in retaliation for a ballistic missile attack that Tehran carried out last week.
Historically, the topic of constructing nuclear power plants in Israel has occasionally been brought up for discussion among Israeli government circles. 1960 Israeli stamp featuring the Soreq Nuclear Research Center. On 26 August 1958, then Israeli Finance Minister Levi Eshkol announced the government's intention to build a nuclear power plant ...