A treasure trove of memos written by top Israeli politicians in the 1960s and onward reveals disputes over the nuclear 'project,' its huge cost and the decision to adopt a policy of ambiguity
The ceremony was postponed several times as not to draw attention to Israel's nuclear capabilities amid the struggle against Iran's nuclear program
Benjamin Blumberg, anonymous to most of the public, held some the most sensitive security positions in the country for three decades
Israel’s censors may indeed protect state security but they also conceal information that might embarrass public officials
Israel's nuclear ambiguity, legitimated in secret presidential letters, has proved a top Israeli strategic asset. International pressure won't push Israel to denuclearize - not even from America
Despite precautionary measures against a targeted attack, the Israel Atomic Energy Commission believes a missile strike could be a propaganda achievement for enemy, but wouldn't endanger Israelis
Today, almost 50 years after the original Richard Nixon-Golda Meir understandings, Israel’s nuclear capability – declared or not – is a solid fact recognized by all
Trump became the fourth U.S. president to uphold the decades-long pledge not to press Israel to give up its nuclear weapons, The New Yorker reports
In the early 60s, the U.S. estimated that the number of victims in a nuclear war against the Soviet Union and China would total some 600 million. 20 years ago, ‘Doomsday Machine’ author Daniel Ellsberg posed a similar question about the Mideast
Trump administration adopts Israeli stance ahead of talks on nuclear-free Middle East
Environmentalist who authorities claim committed suicide in prison accused of passing information on Iran's missile bases to CIA, Mossad
The link between Sadat’s decision to come to Jerusalem 40 years ago and Israel’s nuclear program
At this point, the Dimona nuclear reactor will be 80 years old. Similar designs in France were closed many years ago
Attorney was one of the Israeli army’s first conscientious objectors, but later became the darling of the defense establishment, working for the release of soldiers captured beyond enemy lines
Vanunu's wife is a Norwegian national and had filed a request for family reunification; Israel bars Vanunu from speaking with foreigners or leaving the country
Israel admits for the first time that it has no plans to shut down the 50-year-old reactor. Members of the regulatory panel claim the projection was inaccurate
After failing to prove link between their work and contracting cancer, 168 workers to be awarded compensation for their 'unique contribution to state security'
The time has come for Israel to handle its most open secret differently
The story behind Israel's nuclear ambiguity, and how Trump's threats on North Korea could backfire ■ Interview with nuclear proliferation expert Or Rabinowitz
Workers have turned to the courts to declare the government in violation of a court order barring it from deducting salaries
New book explores the diplomatic balancing act faced by Ben-Gurion
The terrible price of the enemy’s first strike will be paid by Israel's civilians, tens of thousands of them
The move comes after physicists and chemists operating the Dimona Nuclear reactor started a slowdown 6 months ago over new contract
The debate about the number of submarines Israel needs is essentially a debate about existential deterrence – just the sort of sensitive issue that must be properly regulated and 'normalized' by law
Researcher Avner Cohen responds to story of nuclear drama
A recently published book in the United States sheds light on a mysterious and dramatic incident in the history of the Israeli nuclear project, detailing how Yitzhak (Yicha) Yaakov was sent to take control of a nuclear device south of Tel Aviv. The real target, though, was much larger and even more important: the prime minister
Even though conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism are ubiquitous in Pakistan, Narendra Modi's visit to Israel has led them to alarming new heights
Only an understanding of the Egyptian viewpoint can reveal to what extent fear of Israel’s nuclear option triggered the 1967 conflict
Could Israel really have detonated a nuclear device on the eve of the Six Day War? The lead researcher for this explosive contention describes exposing what's still Israel’s biggest taboo: its nuclear capabilities
'People draw up plans, at no stage was the detonation of an atomic bomb even close,' historian Adam Raz notes