Two minutes over Baghdad /
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London ; Portland, OR :
Frank Cass,
2003
London ; Portland, OR : 2003 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. / |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Barry Rubin
- Operation Opera: A Chronology of Events
- Map of Middle East
- The Call to Arms and the Nuclear Race
- Ben Gurion's Dilemma
- The Lion and the Lambs: The Birth of Israel's Nuclear Debate
- Nasser's Nightmare, Sadat's Solution
- The Quest for the Muslim Bomb: Libya, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
- A Bomb in the Basement: Dayan's Formula
- Saddam Hussein and Project Tammuz
- The Decision is Made
- The Writing on the Wall: Sabotage in France
- The Writing on the Wall: Tearing the Thread
- Final Warning: The Iranian Attack
- The Trio Decide
- The Preparations for Operation Babylon
- Operation Babylon: Options
- Operation Babylon: A Second Entebbe?
- Operation Babylon: Reconnaissance
- Operation Babylon: The Eagle and the Fighting Falcon
- Operation Babylon: The Approach Route
- Operation Babylon: A Choice of Weapons
- Operation Babylon: Countdown
- Operation Babylon: Two Minutes over Osirak
- Judgment
- The Jerusalem Statement
- The Baghdad Statement
- Dropping Bombs and Clangers: Israel after the Raid
- The Propaganda War: Hussein Hits Back
- A Delicate Balancing Act: The American Reaction
- Israel's Verdict
- The French Disconnection
- The Arab World: Bridging the Nuclear Gap
- Israel's Main Decision-makers (1948-81)
- The Iraqi Nuclear Project
- Foreign Suppliers of the Iraqi Nuclear Project
- Table of Nuclear Development in Middle Eastern Countries
- A Comparison of Israeli and Iraqi Aircraft
- Operation Opera: A Chronology of Events xxix
- Map of Middle East lii
- Part 1 The Call to Arms and the Nuclear Race
- 1 Ben Gurion's Dilemma 3
- 2. The Lion and the Lambs: The Birth of Israel's Nuclear Debate 7
- 3. Nasser's Nightmare, Sadat's Solution 11
- 4. The Quest for the Muslim Bomb: Libya, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan 18
- 5. A Bomb in the Basement: Dayan's Formula 25
- 6. Saddam Hussein and Project Tammuz 37
- Part 2 The Decision is Made
- 7. The Writing on the Wall: Sabotage in France 51
- 8. The Writing on the Wall: Tearing the Thread 59
- 9. Final Warning: The Iranian Attack 64
- 10. The Trio Decide 67
- Part 3 The Preparations for Operation Babylon
- 11. Operation Babylon: Options 75
- 12. Operation Babylon: A Second Entebbe? 81
- 13. Operation Babylon: Reconnaissance 88
- 14. Operation Babylon: The Eagle and the Fighting Falcon 93
- 15. Operation Babylon: The Approach Route 103
- 16. Operation Babylon: A Choice of Weapons 111
- 17. Operation Babylon: Countdown 118
- 18. Operation Babylon: Two Minutes over Osirak 120
- Part 4 Judgment
- 19. The Jerusalem Statement 130
- 20. The Baghdad Statement 132
- 21. Dropping Bombs and Clangers: Israel after the Raid 135
- 22. The Propaganda War: Hussein Hits Back 142
- 23. A Delicate Balancing Act: The American Reaction 145
- 24. Israel's Verdict 158
- 25. The French Disconnection 164
- 26. The Arab World: Bridging the Nuclear Gap 167
- 1. Israel's Main Decision-makers (1948-81) 177
- 2. The Iraqi Nuclear Project 178
- 3. Foreign Suppliers of the Iraqi Nuclear Project 179
- 4. Table of Nuclear Development in Middle Eastern Countries 180
- 5. A Comparison of Israeli and Iraqi Aircraft 182.