The attack on Osirak was the first successful pre-emptive strike on a nuclear reactor, and it announced Israel’s willingness to attack pre-emptively to prevent its enemies from acquiring nuclear ...

Citing the Begin Doctrine, which advocates preemptive strikes on nuclear threats, Israel’s past actions against nuclear sites ...

Pp. xx, 259. Illus., map, notes, index. $24.95. ISBN:0-7679-1400-7. In Raid on the Sun, Rodger Claire gives the reader the first detailed look at the chain of events that led to the controversial raid ...