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A Bomb in the Basement (2001)
79 min | Documentary

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A Bomb in the Basement (2001)

79 min | Documentary

A BOMB IN THE BASEMENT is the first documentary film that tells the story of the development of the Israeli nuclear option. It focuses at the French-Israeli nuclear connection and describes the American administration unsuccessful effort ...See moreA BOMB IN THE BASEMENT is the first documentary film that tells the story of the development of the Israeli nuclear option. It focuses at the French-Israeli nuclear connection and describes the American administration unsuccessful effort to stop Israel from building the bomb. The development of the nuclear project was the most complex, costly and secret project ever carried out by Israel. David Ben-Gurion, Israel's creator, began to contemplate the Israeli ultimate deterrent in the early years of statehood. The lesson of the Holocaust and fears for Israel's survival persuaded Ben-Gurion that the state must have a defensive measure in the form of an ultimate deterrent, "life insurance" for the country. Foreign sources, quoted in the documentary reveal that Israel has declared a nuclear alert on three occasions in the past. The documentary describes under what circumstances Israel would be forced to use nuclear weapons. See less

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Name	Known for
Michael Bar-Zohar Self Self See fewer	Tubianski (2014)
Isser Harel Self Self See fewer	The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
Jean Lacouture Self Self See fewer	Far from Vietnam (1967)
Shimon Peres Self Self See fewer	Rabin, the Last Day (2015)
Pierre Péan Self Self See fewer	Olympe de nos amours (1989)
Ze'ev Schiff Self Self See fewer	The Shape of the Future (2005)

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