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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 #AUKUSIt 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 ...
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 ...