Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Hamas: We attempted to hit the nuclear reactor in Dimona [View all]Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Safety concerns about this 40-year-old reactor have been reported. In 2004, as a preventive measure, Israeli authorities distributed potassium iodide anti-radiation tablets to thousands of residents living nearby.[15]
snip*The Negev Nuclear Research Center (Hebrew: קריה למחקר גרעיני נגב? is an Israeli nuclear installation located in the Negev desert, about thirteen kilometers to the south-east of the city of Dimona. The purpose of Dimona is believed to be the manufacture of nuclear weapons.[1] Israel acknowledges the existence of the site, but refuses to disclose any information about its purpose in a policy known as nuclear ambiguity. Information about the facility remains highly classified.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negev_Nuclear_Research_Center