Israeli attack on Iraqi Osirak reactor in 1981 shows effectiveness of pre-emptive strikes for stopping nuclear weapons programs

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Israeli attack on Iraqi Osirak reactor in 1981 shows effectiveness of pre-emptive strikes for stopping nuclear weapons programs

Operation Opera also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise Israeli air strike carried out on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an Iraqi nuclear reactor under construction 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) southeast of Baghdad. The attack is often used as an example of how a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities could succeed.

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Israel’s Last Chance to Strike Iran  — Yadlin, Amos. —New York Times — Mar 01, 2012

The author, one of eight Israeli fighter pilots who bombed the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak in 1981 and the current director of Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, argues that a pinpoint bombing campaign against Iran could stall their nuclear program

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