Israel Preparing for Possible Hizbullah Attack on Dimona Reactor
The Israeli army and the Israel Atomic Energy Commission are preparing for the possibility of an attempted attack on the Dimona nuclear reactor during a conflict with Iran, Syria, Hizbullah or Hamas, Haaretz daily reported.
Dimona is located within the range of surface-to-surface missiles possessed by Iran, Syria and Hizbullah, it said.
According to Haaretz, the army and the IAEC reached a decision to stop nuclear activity at the reactor at Dimona in the Negev desert, and Nahal Sorek, west of Jerusalem, should missiles attack Israel's home front.
“The aim of such nuclear stoppage would be to prevent damage to the reactors' outlying area, should missiles penetrate the facilities' defense shields,” the Israeli daily said.
Haaretz said attacks could be carried out through missiles, rockets, planes or drones, but stressed that workers at the reactors, who will continue to report for duty, will be active in specially fortified installations and bunkers.
The Jewish state is widely believed to have around 200 nuclear warheads, but has a policy of neither confirming nor denying that, a stance which it calls "nuclear ambiguity."
Nahal Sorek is open to international inspection but Dimona is not.
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