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Article: Reports of 1950s Israeli nuke deal prove tricky for British government
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- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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- August 10, 2005
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Peled, Daniella
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
08-10-2005
LONDON, Aug. 9 (JTA) -- New information about a secret 1950s nuclear deal
between Israel and Britain has shed fresh light on the development of
Israel's presumed nuclear program and might embarrass the current British
government. Revelations that the government of Prime Minister Harold
Macmillan in 1958 covertly sold Israel 20 tons of heavy water -- vital for
producing weapons-grade plutonium -- may prove awkward for Britain, which
is an active participant in European efforts to pressure Iran over its
nuclear ambitions.
News of the deal, kept secret from both British government ministers and
the U.S. administration until official documents were ...