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Dimona nuclear reactor

Satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center near the city of Dimona, Israel, July 5, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 6, 2026, 3:53 am
30 Democratic lawmakers ask Rubio to reveal details of Israel’s nuclear program
Letter, which is expected to be ignored, claims US ‘cannot develop a coherent nonproliferation policy’ for Mideast without disclosing details on alleged Israeli atomic arsenal
By Lazar Berman
This file image, made from footage aired on Jan. 7, 2005, by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows what the channel claimed is Israel’s nuclear facility near Dimona, the first detailed video of the site ever shown to the public. (Channel 10 via AP)
March 25, 2026, 1:58 am
Fallout from Iranian strike on Dimona plant would be symbolic, not radioactive
After missile hit city near sensitive site, experts say strike on nuclear reactor would pose little risk of Chernobyl-like contamination or nuke explosion, but would hurt nonetheless
By Nava Freiberg
A woman walks through the site of a March 21, 2026, Iranian missile strike in the city of Dimona on March 22, 2026. (JOHN WESSELS / AFP) /
March 22, 2026, 5:16 pm
Iranian strike in southern town near nuclear facility rocks residents’ sense of security
Dimona locals shocked but resilient after air defenses’ failure to intercept missile leads to widespread damage and dozens of wounded
By Anouk RIONDET
View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, southern Israel, August 13, 2016. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
March 5, 2026, 8:48 am
Iran threatens to hit Dimona nuclear site if Israel and US try to topple regime
US says working on plans to secure Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from restricting ‘free flow of energy’ through vital waterway; Washington mulling role in postwar Iran
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center near the city of Dimona, Israel, July 5, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
September 3, 2025, 1:08 pm
Satellite photos show intense work at Dimona nuclear reactor site, AP reports
Experts consulted by wire service divided on purpose of major construction project, assessing it could be for new heavy water reactor or for assembling alleged nuclear weapons
By Jon Gambrell
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
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