Israeli nuclear expert: attack on Aramco calls for the closure of the Dimona reactor

An Israeli nuclear expert said the attack on Saudi oil facilities would have direct consequences for Israeli security, demanding that his country shut down the Dimona reactor.

Uzi Even said in an article in Haaretz that the attack on Saudi Aramco - whether carried out by Iran directly or through its Houthi allies - has not been the subject of a deep and public debate in Israel, despite the seriousness of the indications of Iran's capabilities against Israel.

Even through this work, Evin said, Iran has revealed that it has very advanced drones with its jet engines and its ability to hide, so that it is no longer inferior to Israeli capabilities in this area.

He said that Aramco's facilities were attacked with 20 missiles between a cruise missile and a drone, pointing out that such a process requires a high degree of coordination, real-time communication, sophisticated navigation and accuracy in target selection, which is in addition to what the Iranians showed tremendous skills when they controlled a plane An American march and took it down to take advantage of its techniques.

Concerning the accuracy of the aim, the expert said that 17 targets in the Aramco attack were hit directly, meaning that the percentage of missiles hit the targets was 85%, which means that Iranian technology is highly capable, as well as trustworthy, and thus exceed the accuracy of the American cruise attacks that reach 60%, and Russian missiles flying away from their targets.

He added that this Iranian technology was able to hit Aramco gas tanks in the middle, and the images showed that the accuracy of the aiming was one meter, much better than possible by just directing the missiles with a simple satellite or through a pre-calculated ground path.

The Saudi military has reconnaissance planes that were supposed to detect the imminent attack, which did not happen. The United States has also found no reason to doubt a possible attack on Aramco's facilities.

He said that this failure is due to one of two things: either that the Saudi defense system failed, or that the connection between Iranian missiles was hidden accurately and difficult to detect. In both cases, this attack was "successful and effective".

Influence on Israel
"How does all this affect Israel?" Asked the expert, answering that the Iranians have shown that they or their proxies are capable of hitting specific targets with great accuracy from a distance of hundreds of kilometers, which means that "we have to admit that we are now in Israel vulnerable to such attack".

He stressed that in light of these developments, Israel is required to prepare new preparations to face such a possibility.

Even summarizing some precautionary measures to be taken, he said it was gratifying that the ammonia reservoir in Haifa was almost completely emptied, albeit it took 20 years.

It is also good that the Pi Glilot gas station has been diverted away from Tel Aviv, stressing that it is also necessary to bury gas tanks and fuel underground.

But he pointed out that what must be done first, is to stop the operation of the Dimona nuclear reactor, as its fragility has emerged in the past, and is likely to do more harm to Israel than good, in the words of the writer, one of the scientists who founded the nuclear reactor.