| Description | Folder of presscuttings and telex reports relating to the Israeli airstrike on Iraq's Tammuz nuclear reactor at Osirak on 7 June 1981, including coverage of responses from Iraq, America, Britain, France and the Arab states, as well as Israel's answers to criticism. Several cuttings discuss the question of whether or not Iraq intended, or had the ability, to use the reactor for nuclear weapons. There are also several articles discussing practical details of the attack, including claims that much of the damage was caused by a simultaneous sabotage operation carried out by agents at the reactor. Newspaper titles include the Arab Times, Financial Times, Washington Star, Independent Herald Tribune, The Times, Le Monde and New York Times, as well as digests compiled by the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. |