Pepper Qi
thread Fires burn at the impact site of an Iranian ballistic missile in the Southern Israeli city of Dimona. Dimona reactor has produced an estimated 830 ± 100 kg of weapons-grade plutonium since operations began in 1963, supporting an arsenal of approximately 160 nuclear warheads. #Auspol #AUKUS
Mar 22 at 3:42amWeb
Show threadPepper QiMar 22
It also produces tritium, used to boost weapon yields, and generates significant radioactive waste annually. The facility is located in a permanently restricted airspace and is heavily defended. During the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel shot down one of its own fighter jets after it accidentally ...
Show threadPepper QiMar 22
flew over the site. A similar incident occurred in 1973 when a Libyan civilian airliner was downed near the reactor. Iran has now struck the city of Dimona with a ballistic missile. Israel struck Natanz for the third time this morning. Both countries have now demonstrated the willingness ...
Show threadPepper QiMar 22
to target the other’s nuclear infrastructure or its immediate vicinity. This is the threshold moment the IAEA has been warning about for 22 days. Grossi said this morning a radiological release cannot be ruled out.