ABSTRACT

A detailed account of the way Israel dealt with the Iraqi nuclear buildup between its launch in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981. This updated account includes formerly classified information and photographs taken during the mission and from US spy satellites.

part One|45 pages

The Call to Arms and The Nuclear Race

chapter 1|4 pages

Ben Gurion's Dilemma

chapter 2|4 pages

The Lion and the Lambs

The Birth of Israel's Nuclear Debate

chapter 4|6 pages

The Quest for the Muslim Bomb

Libya, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

chapter 5|11 pages

A Bomb in the Basement

Dayan's Formula

part Two|20 pages

The Decision is Made

chapter 7|7 pages

The Writing on the Wall

Sabotage in France

chapter 8|5 pages

The Writing on the Wall

Tearing the Thread

chapter 9|2 pages

Final Warning

The Iranian Attack

chapter 10|5 pages

The Trio Decide

part Three|52 pages

The Preparations for Operation Babylon

chapter 11|6 pages

Operation Babylon: Options

chapter 12|7 pages

Operation Babylon

A Second Entebbe?

chapter 13|5 pages

Operation Babylon

Reconnaissance

chapter 17|2 pages

Operation Babylon

Countdown

chapter 18|6 pages

Operation Babylon

Two Minutes over Osirak

part Four|44 pages

Judgment

chapter 19|2 pages

The Jerusalem Statement

chapter 20|3 pages

The Baghdad Statement

chapter 21|6 pages

Dropping Bombs and Clangers

Israel after the Raid

chapter 22|3 pages

The Propaganda War

Hussein Hits Backs

chapter 23|12 pages

A Delicate Balancing Act

The American Reaction

chapter 24|5 pages

Israel's Verdict

chapter 25|3 pages

The French Disconnection