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A close account of how Israel handled the Iraqi nuclear buildup among its release in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981. This up to date account comprises previously categorized details and pictures taken throughout the venture and from US secret agent satellites.
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By the end of 1962 letters started exploding in the hands of the top engineers of project 333. Dr Krug, one of the main organizers of the jet engines plant, disappeared and has not been traced to this day. All those involved in the secret Egyptian projects were now in fear for their lives. The long, experienced hand of the Israeli Mossad was in full operation again, combined with secret efforts made by the Israeli premier— Ben Gurion—to convince his German colleague Adenauer that the German scientists should stop working for Nasser’s deadly projects.
On the basis of the work done in the ‘new era’ committee as well as by a few analysts in AMAN’s Research Department, Ya’ari estimates that the time is ripe for an immediate Israeli strike: the Iranians had recently attacked the reactor twice, using US-made planes, and this might allow them to disguise the xlii Israeli identity of the attackers; the French experts have left Iraq because of the war with Iran; air defence of the nuclear site is still partial; and hostile international reaction to the Israeli strike would reach its height only after the identity of the attacker is known and this would take sometime.
It is stored in the Tamuz II nuclear reactor. A second shipment is scheduled for early July. 2 July The first four F-16 Fighting Falcons arrive in Israel from the United States. Originally, the planes had been built for the Iranian Air Force, but as a result of the Khomeini revolution and the cancellation of the Iranian deal they could now be delivered to Israel earlier than expected. Even before the first F-16s arrive in Israel orders are issued to give high priority to their use in a special mission.