US Declassifies Document Revealing Israel's Nuclear Program

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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

 

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The U.S. Discovery of Israel's Secret Nuclear Project
Israeli Cover Stories about the Dimona Reactor Dismayed Top Level Officials Who Saw a "Clearly Apparent Lack of Candor"

U.S. Embassy Telegram Quotes Ben-Gurion Aide That It Was a "Stupid Mistake" by Israel to Cloak the Nuclear Project in Secrecy

To Prevent Military Uses of the Facility, U.S. Officials Believed the International Atomic Energy Agency Should Monitor Dimona (It Never Has)

Today's Posting Inaugurates the National Security Archive's Special Web Site on Israeli Nuclear History

National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 510

Posted - April 15, 2015
Washington, D.C., April 15, 2015 –The U.S. government first learned of Israel's secret nuclear program at Dimona from an American corporate official talking to U.S. diplomats in Tel Aviv during mid-summer 1960, according to a declassified document published today for the first time by the National Security Archive, the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project, and the Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Other documents published today detail the discovery of the secret project that some in the U.S. government believed from the very start aimed at a weapons capability; the U.S. debates over Israel's lack of candor; and U.S. government efforts to pressure the Israelis to answer key questions about the nature of the Dimona project.

This "discovery," which came as the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower was drawing to a close, caused apprehension in Washington by raising concern about regional stability and nuclear proliferation, but it also produced annoyance because Israeli officials at all levels repeatedly provided less than credible answers to U.S. questions about Dimona. Thus, in September 1960, when embassy officials asked about a new construction site when they were on a helicopter ride nearby, an adroit Israeli official, Addy Cohen, improvised a story to keep the secret: it was the site of a textile factory, he said; a story that was not wholly false because there was a textile plant near Dimona. An interview with Addy Cohen detailing the episode appears in this posting for the first time.
The Eisenhower Administration and the Discovery of Dimona March 1958-January 1961

 

[aris2chat]

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

Plant has been inspected by the french. Dimona was built to produce 24MWt. With upgrades and improvements in the '70's, it now produces 70MWt but if needed it could produce up to 150MWt. The coolant and heavy water use is too low to be developing sufficient high grade plutonium for weapons. Israel will have to produce fuel rods for it's nuclear subs.

 

[Phoenall]

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

You really are clutching at straws now. Time to walk away from this one and admit defeat before you are totally humiliated

 

[Phoenall]

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

Plant has been inspected by the french. Dimona was built to produce 24MWt. With upgrades and improvements in the '70's, it now produces 70MWt but if needed it could produce up to 150MWt. The coolant and heavy water use is too low to be developing sufficient high grade plutonium for weapons. Israel will have to produce fuel rods for it's nuclear subs.

The islamomorons just run with the fad until they either die of exhaustion or burn out. They don't realise that there is more than one type of nuclear reactor, and that nuclear vessels use nuclear energy to generate power and are not all fitted with nuclear weapons.

 

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They dont have Nuclear powered submarine's, they have Diesel/Electric, mooched off of Germany

 

[Phoenall]

They dont have Nuclear powered submarine's, they have Diesel/Electric, mooched off of Germany

Nope they are Nuclear submarines that have "dust bin reactors". This is why you muslims say they have nuclear subs

 

[montelatici]

They dont have Nuclear powered submarine's, they have Diesel/Electric, mooched off of Germany

Nope they are Nuclear submarines that have "dust bin reactors". This is why you muslims say they have nuclear subs

The Dolphin class submarines are diesel electric. Why do you lie about things that can be easily proven to be false. I don't get it, it wasn't necessary.

"Based at Haifa, the Israeli Navy (IN) currently operates four modern, diesel-electric, Dolphin-class submarines designed and constructed by Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW). "
Israel Submarine Capabilities Articles NTI Analysis NTI

 

[aris2chat]

They dont have Nuclear powered submarine's, they have Diesel/Electric, mooched off of Germany

You really don't follow the news. Israel bought six dolphin II class from Germany. One has been operational for three years already. Israel has four of the six and will get the fifth in a few months. Israel has also bought new ships.

You have been swallowing too much disinformation and too lazy to actually learn the fact before you speak.

 

[montelatici]

They dont have Nuclear powered submarine's, they have Diesel/Electric, mooched off of Germany

You really don't follow the news. Israel bought six dolphin II class from Germany. One has been operational for three years already. Israel has four of the six and will get the fifth in a few months. Israel has also bought new ships.

You have been swallowing too much disinformation and too lazy to actually learn the fact before you speak.

Dolphin IIs are not nuclear powered.