Two Minutes Over Baghdad

In June 1980, a flight of 16 Israeli F-16 bombers attacked and destroyedthe Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak before it could start making nuclearweapons. The attack was called Operation Babylon and was the first timethat an attempt had been made to disarm a nuclear state by force.This new edition is fully updated with classified material, showing how theIsraelis managed to fly over several Arab countries to attack Iraq. Theidentity of the pilots is revealed and there is a detailed description ofthe attack as told by them. The Israeli astronaut who died in the recentShuttle crash was one of them. The book is illustrated with formerlyclassified reconnaissance photos and photos from US spy satellites and hasnew maps.