nuclear-weapons

Former Israeli Prime Minister Warns “Messianic Dictatorship” Could Use Nukes in War on Islam Ehud Barak, conceding Israel has nuclear weapons, warned if those favoring regime change win, it could lead to religious war

Former Israeli Prime Minister Warns “Messianic Dictatorship” Could Use Nukes in War on Islam Ehud Barak, conceding Israel has nuclear weapons, warned if those favoring regime change win, it could lead to religious war

Richard Silverstein April 5, 2023

This is a tweet later deleted by former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, who implicitly acknowledges what...

Decades After Vanunu Served Jail Sentence, Israel Continues Persecution of Nuclear Whistle-Blower Supreme Court orchestrates sham proceeding pretending he may persuade State to remove parole restrictions

Richard Silverstein December 26, 2021

DONATE: If you believe Mordechai Vanunu is a hero and whistleblower who stood up against the entire...

Former Israeli General: We Can’t Knock Out Iran’s Nuclear Program Former Foreign Minister: Israel Must Get Used to a Nuclear Iran

Richard Silverstein December 20, 2021

DONATE: As you consider year-end giving, I hope you will make the trailblazing independent journalism featured...

Mapping Israel’s Secrets High resolution satellite images of Israel's military and intelligence sites now accessible

Richard Silverstein November 1, 2021

[metaslider id=”74127″] Back in 2016, I published maps of the locations of some of Israeli more secret...

Is Israel Building a New Reactor at Dimona?

Richard Silverstein March 4, 2021

NOTE: Middle East Eye just published my latest piece which deals with the Dimona construction and Israel’s...

Saudi Arabian Nuclear Reactor Nears Completion, Bringing Prospect of Saudi WMD

Richard Silverstein April 11, 2020

Bloomberg reported last week that Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear reactor is nearing completion. It purchased the reactor...

BREAKING: F-16s Damaged in Israeli Flood Constitute Doomsday Force for Retaliatory Nuclear Attack

Richard Silverstein January 14, 2020

חשיפה: הצנזורה הצבאית ניסתה להסתיר את מחדל ההצפה בבסיס חצור, כי המטוסים שניזוקו שייכים לטייסת הגרעינית (טייסת...

Speaking at Israel’s Nuclear Reactor, Netanyahu Threatens Iran With Nuclear Annihilation

Richard Silverstein August 31, 2018

NOTE: I’ve just published a new piece in Middle East Eye recounting the history of the IHRA...

In Lifting Military Censorship Regarding 2007 Syria Attack, Israel Leaves Many Questions Unaddressed

Richard Silverstein March 21, 2018

Today, the Israeli censor lifted the lid on the Israeli air attack on a purported nuclear reactor...

IDF Reveals (Partially) Existence of Secret Nuclear Base Exposed Here Six Years Ago

Richard Silverstein July 18, 2017

צה“ל חשף (בטעות?) את שדות האלה – בסיס הטילים הגרעיניים הסודי בחיל האוויר Many (though not all)...

IDF Censors Haaretz from Naming Author, Title of Book Portraying 1967 “Nuclear Putsch”

Richard Silverstein July 8, 2017

.חשיפה: הצנזורה הצבאית אוסרת להזכיר את שמו של ספר על הנשק הגרעיני הישראלי, ואת שם מחברו Yesterday,...

How Shimon Peres Stole the Bomb with a Bluff, and Why Military Censor Doesn’t Want Israelis to Know About It

Richard Silverstein September 28, 2016

UPDATE: I published this appraisal of a key moment in the political career of Shimon Peres just after...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Warns “Messianic Dictatorship” Could Use Nukes in War on Islam Ehud Barak, conceding Israel has nuclear weapons, warned if those favoring regime change win, it could lead to religious war

Decades After Vanunu Served Jail Sentence, Israel Continues Persecution of Nuclear Whistle-Blower Supreme Court orchestrates sham proceeding pretending he may persuade State to remove parole restrictions

Former Israeli General: We Can’t Knock Out Iran’s Nuclear Program Former Foreign Minister: Israel Must Get Used to a Nuclear Iran

Mapping Israel’s Secrets High resolution satellite images of Israel's military and intelligence sites now accessible

Is Israel Building a New Reactor at Dimona?

Saudi Arabian Nuclear Reactor Nears Completion, Bringing Prospect of Saudi WMD

BREAKING: F-16s Damaged in Israeli Flood Constitute Doomsday Force for Retaliatory Nuclear Attack

Speaking at Israel’s Nuclear Reactor, Netanyahu Threatens Iran With Nuclear Annihilation

In Lifting Military Censorship Regarding 2007 Syria Attack, Israel Leaves Many Questions Unaddressed

IDF Reveals (Partially) Existence of Secret Nuclear Base Exposed Here Six Years Ago

IDF Censors Haaretz from Naming Author, Title of Book Portraying 1967 “Nuclear Putsch”

How Shimon Peres Stole the Bomb with a Bluff, and Why Military Censor Doesn’t Want Israelis to Know About It

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