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Two Minutes Over Baghdad: (English)

Two Minutes Over Baghdad: (English)

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On 7th June 1981 a group of F-16 fighter-bombers from the Israeli Air Force bombed the newly completed French-built Iraqi nuclear reactor at Tuwaitha, south-east of Baghdad. The F-16s dived in low and dropped 2000lb iron bombs and 900lb HE bombs on the main reactor building destroying the reactor, yet leaving only one casualty. Up above six F-15 fighters flew "top cover" while on the border of Iraq CH-53 Air Rescue helicopters were ready to retrieve any pilots who were shot down. The Iraqi air defences around the reactor were formidable with SA-6 (Gainful), SA-2 and SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles and ZSU-57-2 and ZSU-23-4 radar guided anti-aircraft guns and MIG-21 and MIG-23MF fighter interceptors based at a nearby airfield. What was more remarkable was that the Israeli strike team had to fly over several Arab countries to reach Iraq and fly within range of Saudi and US AWACs planes which were fully capable of spotting them hundreds of miles to the north. Fully updated with new, formerly classified information, this work includes new photographs taken during the mission and from US spy satellites showing the damage to the reactor. For the first time the names of the pilots are revealed, one of them was Israel's first astronaut who was sadly killed in the Space Shuttle crash in February 2003. Media opinion, which was very hostile back in 1982, has over time come round to the idea that this was correct and timely action by Israel.

Table of Contents:

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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780714683478
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 248
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 294 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0714683477
  • Publisher Date: 02 May 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 138 mm


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