16.04.2024, 17:05
A textile factory with a difference
One of the world’s oldest nuclear plants helped build the Jewish state’s secret nuclear arsenal
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-an...difference
The construction of the reactor began in 1950 with French help. For years Israel concealed its purpose even from the United States and pretended it was a textile factory. Since its founding, the reactor, which has now become a massive operation with over 2,000 workers, has produced large amounts of plutonium, the material used for nuclear bombs.
https://mishpacha.com/whats-going-down-in-dimona/
One of the world’s oldest nuclear plants helped build the Jewish state’s secret nuclear arsenal
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-an...difference
The construction of the reactor began in 1950 with French help. For years Israel concealed its purpose even from the United States and pretended it was a textile factory. Since its founding, the reactor, which has now become a massive operation with over 2,000 workers, has produced large amounts of plutonium, the material used for nuclear bombs.
https://mishpacha.com/whats-going-down-in-dimona/