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The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
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Israeli Air Force
Aerial and space service branch of the Israel Defense Forces
The Israeli Air Force operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. As of April 2022, Aluf Tomer Bar has been serving as the Air Force commander.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Iraq
Country in West Asia
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Nuclear reactor
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion, weapons production and research. Fissile nuclei absorb single neutrons and split, releasing energy and multiple neutrons,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Operation Opera
1981 Israeli airstrike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor
Operation Opera, also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located 17 kilometres southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The Israeli operation came a year after the Islamic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)