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Flouting the nuclear taboo

Did Israel consider using ‘the bomb’ during the Six Day War?

David Ben-Gurion and Shimon Peres visiting the Dimona nuclear reactor
David Ben-Gurion and Shimon Peres visiting the Dimona nuclear reactor
(photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)
ByYOSSI MELMAN
JUNE 27, 2017 05:35
Updated: JULY 13, 2017 18:22
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