{"id":5246,"date":"2021-02-26T19:55:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T19:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/26\/secretive-israeli-nuclear-facility-undergoes-major-project\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:16:42","slug":"secretive-israeli-nuclear-facility-undergoes-major-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/gallery\/2021\/02\/26\/secretive-israeli-nuclear-facility-undergoes-major-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1689\" height=\"1042\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2999\" data-id=\"2999\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488488651.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488488651.jpg.jpg 1689w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488488651.jpg.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488488651.jpg.jpg?resize=768,474 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488488651.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,632 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488488651.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,948 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1689px) 100vw, 1689px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Feb. 22, 2021, satellite photo shows construction near the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, not far from the city of Dimona, Israel. A long-secretive Israeli nuclear facility that gave birth to its undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, according to analysis by AP. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1689\" height=\"1042\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3007\" data-id=\"3007\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488439311.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488439311.jpg.jpg 1689w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488439311.jpg.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488439311.jpg.jpg?resize=768,474 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488439311.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,632 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488439311.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,948 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1689px) 100vw, 1689px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Feb. 22, 2021, satellite photo shows construction near the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, not far from the city of Dimona, Israel. A long-secretive Israeli nuclear facility that gave birth to its undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, according to analysis by AP. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1481\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3026\" data-id=\"3026\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21056200718639.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21056200718639.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21056200718639.jpg.jpg?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21056200718639.jpg.jpg?resize=768,569 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21056200718639.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,758 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21056200718639.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1137 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Feb. 22, 2021, satellite photo shows construction near the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, not far from the city of Dimona, Israel. A long-secretive Israeli nuclear facility that gave birth to its undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, according to analysis by AP. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5999\" height=\"3700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3044\" data-id=\"3044\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488597746.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488597746.jpg.jpg 5999w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488597746.jpg.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488597746.jpg.jpg?resize=768,474 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488597746.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,632 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488597746.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,947 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054488597746.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1263 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5999px) 100vw, 5999px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Feb. 22, 2021, satellite photo shows construction near the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, not far from the city of Dimona, Israel. A long-secretive Israeli nuclear facility that gave birth to its undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, according to analysis by AP. 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