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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Dimona nuclear reactor

Satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows construction at the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona, Israel, on February 22, 2021. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
June 18, 2024, 6:41 pm
Israel modernizing nuclear capabilities, upgrading production facilities – report
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warns atomic weapons playing a larger role in international relations than at any time since the Cold War
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Barak speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 4, 2023, 9:18 pm
Worst-kept secret? In tweet, ex-PM Barak seems to confirm Israel has nuclear weapons
Says Western officials fear judicial overhaul will turn country into ‘messianic dictatorship that possesses nuclear weapons,’ thirsting for confrontation with Islam at Temple Mount
By ToI Staff
The Israeli civilian nuclear reactor at Nahal Sorek. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
March 9, 2023, 7:34 pm
80 ex-nuclear workers demand government halt ‘crazy legislative blitz’
Designed to resemble Israel’s Declaration of Independence, petition warns judicial revamp poses ‘real danger’ to country, says leaders should seek broad consensus for changes
By Ash Obel
View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, southern Israel, August 13, 2016. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
October 31, 2021, 11:59 am
Detailed images of sensitive Israeli sites, including nuclear plant, now online
Trump-era change in US law means high-quality commercial images available; security experts warn it could make Israel more vulnerable
By ToI Staff
Then-Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie speaks during a media availability at the Pentagon in Washington, April 14, 2018. (Alex Brandon/AP)
April 22, 2021, 11:09 pm
US Mideast forces chief blames Syrian ‘incompetence’ for missile hitting Israel
Gen. McKenzie tells Armed Services Committee anti-aircraft rocket not deliberately fired into Israeli territory, went awry due to lack of capability in hitting attacking jets
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, southern Israel, August 13, 2016. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
April 17, 2021, 7:50 pm
‘Eye for an eye’: Iran editorial urges retaliatory attack on Dimona reactor
In outlet affiliated with supreme leader, prominent analyst laments Tehran’s response to attack on Natanz facility, says retort must be biblical
By ToI Staff
Satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows construction at the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona, Israel, on February 22, 2021. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
February 25, 2021, 11:22 am
A soccer field-sized dig, stories deep: Israel expands Dimona nuclear facility
Reactor appears to be getting most extensive new construction work in decades, satellite photos show; reason unclear
By Jon Gambrell
A partial view of the Dimona nuclear power plant in the southern Israeli Negev desert, on September 8, 2002. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
February 20, 2021, 6:35 pm
Zarif accuses West of hypocrisy over report Israel expands Dimona nuclear center
Iranian foreign minister tweets link to Guardian report that construction work at top-secret Israeli facility visible in satellite imagery, asks why world leaders are silent
By ToI Staff
View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, southern Israel, in 2016. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
February 20, 2021, 4:25 am
Israel reportedly expands Dimona nuclear complex
Construction work at top-secret facility visible in satellite imagery, The Guardian reports
By ToI Staff
View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, southern Israel, August 13, 2016. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
December 4, 2020, 4:57 pm
Israel warns ex-nuclear scientists they could be targets of Iran revenge attack
Israeli security said to caution former workers at Dimona reactor to take increased precautions in wake of killing of Iranian nuke chief; embassies, travelers already on alert
By ToI Staff
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, November 5, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)
July 8, 2020, 4:01 pm
Analyst: Blast at enrichment site set back Iranian nuke plans by months or years
Director at US-based Washington Institute writes that explosion at Natanz facility targeted advanced centrifuges, which Tehran needs to produce enough fissile material for a bomb
By Judah Ari Gross
Bat Yam Municipality Inspector patrol at the beach in the Israeli coastal town of Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, after it was closed following the spread of the coronavirus, June 26, 2020. (Flash90)
June 26, 2020, 7:47 pm
Israel sees 400 new infections in last 24 hours; 5 deaths, all aged 80+
Health Ministry figures showed that 2,135 were infected this week, more than number for all of May; officials to step up enforcement
By ToI Staff
People with face masks on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on June 24, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 26, 2020, 2:35 pm
Increased enforcement throughout country amid 238 new infections, 4 more deaths
Diagnoses over past 24 hours stand at 499, continuing rising rates; 160 workers at Dimona reactor said quarantined after 2 employees come down sick
By ToI Staff
New Defense Minister Benny Gantz (R) and outgoing Defense Minister Naftali Bennett bump elbows at a passing of the baton ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2020. (Oded Karni/GPO)
May 18, 2020, 9:27 pm
Taking Defense Ministry, Gantz says will promote all aspects of Trump peace plan
At handover ceremony, Blue and White leader does not mention annexation of West Bank areas, says he plans multi-year program for military to face current, future, challenges
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
(Above and at article top:) The military wing of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad terror group releases a video threatening rocket attacks on the nuclear reactor in Dimona and other sensitive sites in Israel, May 4, 2019. (Screen grab)
June 24, 2019, 4:01 pm
Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor isn’t Chernobyl, but does have vulnerabilities
A disaster at Israel’s reactor would be far less catastrophic than the 1986 meltdown, but the core is being kept in service far longer than intended, and experts warn that’s risky
By Judah Ari Gross
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