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Eastern Europe
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South America
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1909 - 1994
1886 - 1973
Western Europe
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1917 - 1963
November 22, 2019
Statement made by Leonard Weiss about his memories of the 1979 VELA Incident.
November 8, 2019
A statement written by Dr. Alan Berman about the 1979 VELA Incident.
2019
Elie Geisler received training as a radiation-safety officer while serving as a solider at Dimona from 1964 to 1966. As the crisis escalated in late May 1967, Geisler was summoned to meet the head of the Minhal Madaii—the secret scientific administration in charge of the nuclear project—who gave him a special assignment: guarding a radioactive “package” to be placed under heavy security. The following testimony was relayed to Avner Cohen through several interviews and follow-up conversations and email exchanges.
February 12, 1962
British response to State Department reply regarding controls over Israel nuclear program.
February 14, 1962
Discussion with the British about supervision of Israel's atomic energy program.
November 15, 1961
Furnas writes about Department of State concerns that Israel may pursue a nuclear weapons program once the Dimona reactor is in operation.
June 17, 1961
Circular telegram for Middle East embassies regarding US visit to Dimona reactor.
June 9, 1961
Notes from Meyer on the Ben-Gurion/Kennedy meeting in New York.
June 7, 1961
Summary of a visit by AEC scientists U. M. Staebler and J. W. Croach, Jr., to nuclear facilities in Israel, including the Dimona reactor.
May 16, 1961
Farley reports on a conversation with Mordechai Gazit regarding the American visit to Dimona and the purposes of the visit.