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in December 1960, Ben-Gurion officially admitted that Israel was building a nuclear reactor, and asserted that the reactor was for peaceful purposes. Remarkably, the US State Department bought into this idea, welcoming the statement of the Israeli prime minister.
Over the next decade Israel had been successfully developing its nuclear program, blocking attempts of the international community and nuclear safeguards to carry out a thorough examination of the issue. Finally, US President Richard Nixon accepted the Israel’s "de-facto nuclear status."
The question remains open, whether the United States' policy makers truly missed an opportunity to stop the Israeli nuclear weapons project or deliberately turned a blind eye to Tel Aviv's deterrence plan.
Read more: Secret Documents US Turned Blind Eye to Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program Sputnik International
Over the next decade Israel had been successfully developing its nuclear program, blocking attempts of the international community and nuclear safeguards to carry out a thorough examination of the issue. Finally, US President Richard Nixon accepted the Israel’s "de-facto nuclear status."
The question remains open, whether the United States' policy makers truly missed an opportunity to stop the Israeli nuclear weapons project or deliberately turned a blind eye to Tel Aviv's deterrence plan.
Read more: Secret Documents US Turned Blind Eye to Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program Sputnik International