Two Minutes Over Baghdad

This edition provides a detailed account of the way Israel dealt with the Iraqi nuclear build up between its launch in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Call to Arms and the Nuclear Race: Ben Gurion's Dilemma 1. The Lion and the Lambs: The Birth of Israel's Nuclear Debate 2. Nasser's Nightmare, Sadat's Solution 3. The Quest for the Muslim Bomb: Libya, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan 4. A Bomb in the Basement: Dayan's Formula 5. Saddam Hussein and Project Tammuz Part 2: The Decision is Made: The Writing on the Wall - Sabotage in France 6. The Writing on the Wall: Tearing the Thread 7. Final Warning: The Iranian Attack 8. The Trio Decide Part 3: The Preparations for Operation Babylon: Operation Babylon - Options 9. Operation Babylon: A Second Entebbe? 10. Operation Babylon: Reconnaissance 11. Operation Babylon: The Eagle and the Fighting Falcon 12. Operation Babylon: The Approach Route 13. Operation Babylon: A Choice of Weapons 14. Operation Babylon: Countdown 15. Operation Babylon: Two Minutes over Osirak Part 4: Judgement: The Jerusalem Statement 16. The Baghdad Statement 17. Dropping Bombs and Clangers: Israel after the Raid 18. The Propaganda War: Hussein Hits Back 19. A Delicate Balancing Act: The American Reaction 20. Israel's Verdict 21. The French Disconnection 22. The Arab World: Bridging the Nuclear Gap

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Uri Bar-Joseph, Michael Handel, Amos Perlmutter

Zusammenfassung

This edition provides a detailed account of the way Israel dealt with the Iraqi nuclear build up between its launch in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Uri Bar-Joseph, Bar-Joseph Uri, Michael Handel, Handel Michael, Amos Perlmutter, Perlmutter Amos
• Verlag: Cass, Frank
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.05.2003
• EAN: 9780714683478
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-8347-8
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 2201 mm x 20 mm
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Schule und Lernen > Unterrichtsvorbereitung > Berufliche Bildung; USA, Israel, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Military / United States, International Relations, Air forces & warfare, United States of America, USA, Iraq, Air forces and warfare, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space