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‘Balloon’ spy over Israel’s nuclear weapons facility?

“It definitely flew over Dimona, although we are still trying to determine what that entailed and the military is now handling the matter,”…….
The Dimona facility is said to have produced nuclear weapons.

Israel shoots down ‘balloon’ near nuclear site, BBC News, 17 Dec 10, Israel says one of its fighter planes has shot down what appeared to be an unmanned balloon which had flown over a top-secret nuclear facility.A military spokeswoman said an investigation had been launched into the incident.Israel has designated airspace above the Dimona site in the southern Negev desert a no-fly zone……

The spokeswoman said the fighter plane “shot down a suspicious flying object, probably a balloon”.

Israeli media said the balloon was unmanned but powered by an engine.

“It definitely flew over Dimona, although we are still trying to determine what that entailed and the military is now handling the matter,”…….
The Dimona facility is said to have produced nuclear weapons.Israel neither confirms nor denies having nuclear weapons under its policy of “ambiguity”.

BBC News – Israel shoots down ‘balloon’ near nuclear site

December 17, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, secrets,lies and civil liberties