The Third Temple: Yom Kippur War Part 2
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Samson Option
Mosha made the suggestion that if the war truly became unwinnable, israel may have to resort to unconventional weapons. He was alluding to what has become known as the samson option. Israel had been developing a nuclear arsenal in secret since 19 58 at a top secret facility deep in the negev desert. By 19 67, they had developed two nuclear bombs and by 19 73, they had 15. In his 19 91 book, the samsonoption, legendary investigative journalist hirsch revealed that the c i a had known about israel's secret nuclear programme going back to the nation's very inception. Eisenhauer knew, kennedy knew, johnson knew, and
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