Israel nuclear weapons

Hamas's Yahya Sinwar welcomed apocalyptic nuclear war if it meant destroying Israel - analysis

"[Israel] may even use a nuclear bomb. But first it will be surprised by the attack and descend into chaos," Yahya Sinwar wrote in a leaked letter.

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.
 Palestinians supporters of Hamas attend an anti-Israel rally in the presence of Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City, on May 25, 2021

Hamas documents reveal: Sinwar expected Israel to use nuclear weapons in response to October 7

US President Donald Trump attends an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026

Democrats urge US to acknowledge Israel’s nuclear program

 A view of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev desert outside Dimona, now called the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center.

Israel's open secret: Why is Dimona at the center of Israel’s nuclear weapon ambiguity? - explainer


Norway ex-PM: ‘Double standard’ on Israel, others cripples nuclear talks

Former Norwegian PM Bondevik referenced Israel and claimed that the main reason for “extremism is humiliation, and occupation can create the feeling of humiliation.”

Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran

Nuclear deterrence and nuclear conflict

Needless to say, special attention should then be directed toward comparatively assessing and subsequently obstructing all adversarial opportunities to “go nuclear.”

SUPPORTERS OF Lebanon’s Hezbollah protest in Beirut’s southern suburbs in 2017.

High Court rejects petition for more oversight of Israel’s nuclear agency

The court said the Knesset and not the judicial branch should decide the issue.

THE NUCLEAR reactor in Dimona.

Is it time to regulate Israel’s atomic agency?

Avner Cohen’s decades-long struggle with Israel’s nuke program reaches the High Court.

THE NUCLEAR reactor in Dimona.

JPost Exclusive: Israel nuclear program has less oversight than other democracies

That Israel is more secretive is not surprising in light of its unique policy of possessing 80-200 nuclear weapons – according to foreign sources – but without ever formally declaring it.

THE NUCLEAR reactor in Dimona.

Former Navy Commander detained in Israeli submarine corruption probe

Tuesday's detention comes after six suspects were detained for questioning on Monday.

A Dolphin-class submarine enters Haifa port.

La fin du tabou du nucléaire israélien ?

Des documents révélés par la presse montrent qu’Israël aurait sérieusement envisagé de faire exploser une bombe atomique dans la péninsule du Sinaï juste avant la guerre des Six jours

David Ben-Gurion et Shimon Peres en visite sur le site du réacteur nucléaire de Dimona

Was the Six Day War fought in part over Israel’s nuclear program?

“I am trying to show what might be an alternative narrative to what led to that war, or to combine the two narratives together. This is the last big secret.”

Israeli troops near Rafah during the Six Day War

Israel's alleged 1967 nuclear 'doomsday operation' plan to be revealed

Whether credible or not, the plans never came into effect as Israel emerged victorious from the conflict.

ISRAEL AIR FORCE Mirage fighter jets train over Israel in 1967 before the Six Day War.

Israeli nuclear secret-leaker Vanunu convicted of meeting with foreigners

Vanunu denied that he posed a security risk.

Mordechai Vanunu appears in the magistrate's court in Jerusalem