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1987 Explanatory Memorandum submitted by Iraq on "Israeli Nuclear Capabilities"

1987 Explanatory Memorandum submitted by Iraq on "Israeli Nuclear Capabilities"

This 1987 Explanatory Memorandum was submitted by Iraq at the 31st session of the IAEA General Conference, regarding the provisional agenda item "Israeli Nuclear Capabilities". The document cites “several reports based on information and photos presented by a technician formerly employed at Israel's secret Dimona reactor, issued in October 1986, confirm that Israel possesses more than 100 nuclear weapons”.