Raid on the Sun: Inside Israel's Secret Campaign That Denied Saddam the Bomb

Since the earliest days of his dictatorship, Saddam Hussein had vowed to destroy Israel. So, when France sold Iraq a nuclear reactor in 1975, the Israelis were justifiably concerned. The plant was situated just outside of Baghdad, only 1,100 kilometers from Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Begin knew he would have to confront its deadly potential. He turned to Israeli Air Force commander General David Ivry to secretly plan a daring surgical air strike on the reactor - a never before contemplated mission that would prove to be one of the most remarkable military operations of all time. Rodger Claire now gives us the full, white-knuckle, story of how Israel plotted the unthinkable: defying its U.S. and European allies to eliminate Iraq's nuclear threat.