The 1981 Israeli air raid on the Osiraq nuclear reactor to delay or destroy Iraq's nuclear weapons program is often raised as a possible model for preventive strike and direct action counterproliferation. In this paper, Peter Ford presents that raid in both strategic and operational detail, directly addressing its wider applicability as a model for contemporary military action. Ford reviews the operational details of mission planning and execution as seen through a pilot's eyes, but he also reviews the larger context of Israeli decisions and actions from both the domestic and international perspectives. Upon that history, he overlays a policy template to draw broader lessons and cautions for those contemplating preventive strikes in other contexts. The conclusion that they can, at best, buy time for other policy tools and efforts should not be lost on security planners today.
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Peter S. Ford, Major, USAF, is an experienced fighter pilot with over 2,000 hours and more than 400 combat hours. During his course of study he traveled to Israel and interviewed several senior policymakers regarding the Osiraq attack and Israel's Counterproliferation doctrine.
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"A Model for Future Preventive Strkes?",
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This review is from: Israel's Attack On Osiraq: A Model For Future Preventive Strikes? (Paperback)
The title for this review is also the subtitle of this brief book and the author concludes that yes, the attack on Osirak is actually a "benchmark" (his term) for counterprolieferation action. Most interestingly, the volume was published in 2005 with Iran's nuclear program foremost in mind. I was afraid that the reading here would be dated by virtue of the technology used and the geographic accessibility of Osirak. Not a problem because this study is more about decisionmaking, process, diplomacy, startegy and the framework around such a strike. Well worth one's time and "as fresh as tomorrow's headlines."
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