Shadow Strike

Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power

Recommended by Mark Dubowitz, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #67 in Korean War

The never-before-told inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare―and its far-reaching implications

On September 6, 2007, shortly after midnight, Israeli fighters advanced on Deir ez-Zour in Syria. Israel often flew into Syria as a warning to President Bashar al-Assad. But this time, there was no warning and no explanation. This was a covert operation, with one goal: to destroy a nuclear reactor being built by North Korea under a tight veil of secrecy in the Syrian desert.

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Mark Dubowitz Recall, as @yaakovkatz described in his superb book, Olmert kept silent over Israel’s destruction of Assad’s nuke program in order to minimize risk of retaliation. Remarkable restraint given his mounting legal difficulties & temptation to take victory lap. (Source)


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