Osirak: The Airstrike That Shocked The World
Unpacking Israeli History
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Why Did the Mossad Kill the Scientists?
Saddam spent insane amounts of money on the equipment and materials necessary to build more weapons of mass destruction. Israel had to get creative because Saddam was determined, the threat wasn't quite contained. The attack on Ose Iraq had delayed Saddam's nuclear plans and bought the world time. A decade later, the Americans finished what the Israelis had started in 1981 - the end of Saddam's nuclear ambitions.
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