Swedish-based research group highlights trend of modernizing nuclear weapons, which 'remain a central element in military strategies and national security doctrines'
Kennedy's ultimatum, Ben-Gurion's 'sick' reply and a 'fiasco' nuclear inspection: Newly declassified documents shed light on the diplomatic crisis that some feared may lead to a U.S. raid on Israel's Dimona plant
Elie Geisler says he was asked during the Six Day War to guard a secret base in central Israel that held the device. He described a clash with Col. Yitzhak Yaakov, who demanded control of the base and threatened to break into it by force
It is still unknown what position the suspect holds within the Negev Nuclear Research Center, or the severity of his suspected crimes
Declassified protocols of secret meeting 56 years ago show how Israel concealed the Dimona nuclear reactor ■ Newspaper editors were told to refrain from mentioning nuclear research or power, and even censor opinion pieces on the matter
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