New Satellite Images Show Major Construction at Israel's Dimona Site Linked to Suspected Nuclear Program
Experts believe intensified construction at Israel's Dimona site may involve a new heavy water reactor to support nuclear weapons capacity, reflecting ongoing regional security strategies.
- Specialists interpreting satellite imagery have identified increased construction activity in 2025 at a key Israeli nuclear facility located close to the city of Dimona.
- The construction follows long-standing secrecy surrounding Israel's nuclear program, which began in the late 1950s and remains unconfirmed officially.
- Seven experts assessed the site and believed the work likely involves building a new heavy water reactor linked to Israel's atomic weapons capabilities.
- Jeffrey Lewis said the facility "probably" is a reactor aiming to produce spent fuel for plutonium separation to sustain nuclear warhead development.
- This development may renew international scrutiny of Israel, the Middle East's only widely believed nuclear-armed state, despite its no-confirmation policy and potential criticism.
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Construction work has intensified on a major new structure at a facility key to Israel’s long-suspected atomic weapons program, according to satellite images analyzed by experts. They say it could be a new reactor or a facility to assemble nuclear arms — but secrecy shrouding the program makes it difficult to know for sure. The work at the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center near the city of Dimona will renew questions about Israel’s wide…
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