Iraq, Israel & Palestine, Iraq War, Aerospace, Sociology, Middle East, Military 

A detailed account of the way Israel dealt with the Iraqi nuclear buildup between its launch in 1974 and the destruction of the Tamuz I reactor on 7 June 1981. This updated account includes formerly classified information and photographs taken during the mission and from US spy satellites. - from Amzon 

Table of Contents
Part 1 The Call to Arms and the Nuclear Race
1. Ben Gurion's Dilemma................................................................. p. 3
2. The Lion and the Lambs: The Birth of Israel's Nuclear Debate........... p. 7
3. Nasser's Nightmare, Sadat's Solution............................................. p. 11
4. The Quest for the Muslim Bomb: Libya, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan ............................................................................................................ p. 18
5. A Bomb in the Basement: Dayan's Formula..................................... p. 25
6. Saddam Hussein and Project Tammuz............................................ p. 37
Part 2 The Decision is Made
7. The Writing on the Wall: Sabotage in France................................... p. 51
8. The Writing on the Wall: Tearing the Thread................................... p. 59
9. Final Warning: The Iranian Attack.................................................. p. 64
10. The Trio Decide........................................................................... p. 67
Part 3 The Preparations for Operation Babylon
11. Operation Babylon: Options.......................................................... p. 75
12. Operation Babylon: A Second Entebbe?.......................................... p. 81
13. Operation Babylon: Reconnaissance .............................................. p. 88
14. Operation Babylon: The Eagle and the Fighting Falcon...................... p. 93
15. Operation Babylon: The Approach Route........................................p. 103
16. Operation Babylon: A Choice of Weapons.......................................p. 111
17. Operation Babylon: Countdown.....................................................p. 118
18. Operation Babylon: Two Minutes over Osirak..................................p. 120
Part 4 Judgment
19. The Jerusalem Statement............................................................p. 130
20. The Baghdad Statement .............................................................p. 132
21. Dropping Bombs and Clangers: Israel after the Raid........................p. 135
22. The Propaganda War: Hussein Hits Back........................................p. 142
23. A Delicate Balancing Act: The American Reaction............................p. 145
24. Israel's Verdict...........................................................................p. 158
25. The French Disconnection............................................................p. 164
26. The Arab World: Bridging the Nuclear Gap.....................................p. 167
Epilogue to the Second Edition.........................................................p. 171
Appendices
1. Israel's Main Decision-makers (1948-81).......................................p. 177
2. The Iraqi Nuclear Project .............................................................p.178
3. Foreign Suppliers of the Iraqi Nuclear Project.................................p. 179
4. Table of Nuclear Development in Middle Eastern Countries...............p. 180
5. A Comparison of Israeli and Iraqi Aircraft ......................................p. 182