Dec 20, 2004, 9:00 PM

Tehran Times Opinion Column, Dec. 21

Dimona, a ticking time bomb

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) -- As global concern is rising over the nuclear threat posed by the Zionist regime, warnings can even be heard in Israel about the danger of nuclear installations for Israeli residents.

Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu said he hoped the Israelis would realize that a nuclear weapon is also a serious threat for the people and called on the international community to pressure the Zionist regime to close down its Dimona nuclear power plant.

 

Vanunu, who worked at the Dimona power plant for years, was arrested in 1986 for revealing information about the Zionist regime’s nuclear weapons program and spent 18 years in Israeli prisons.

 

Despite years of imprisonment and the pressure and restrictions placed on him by the Zionist regime even after his release, Vanunu still has not agreed to remain silent about the nuclear threat of the Zionist regime.

 

The recent reports about Israel’s nuclear activities have become an issue of concern for Vanunu and some Zionist officials.

 

A number of Israeli parliamentarians have expressed apprehension about the situation at Dimona.

 

The rise of internal concern about the Zionist nuclear threat indicates that Israel’s nuclear activities have reached a dangerous level and are a serious threat to the region and the world.

 

Meanwhile, the Zionist regime still refuses to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect its nuclear installations.

 

Over the years, the Dimona nuclear power plant has seriously contaminated the region’s environment with radioactive material.

 

The deadly radioactive contamination has been detected over a wide area and is so serious that the Zionist regime has had to distribute iodine tablets among local residents in response to their constant protests.

 

There are also numerous reports of a high rate of cancer among Dimona workers and the inhabitants of the area.

 

Experts believe Dimona is a ticking time bomb which could cause a nuclear disaster in occupied Palestine similar to the Chernobyl catastrophe in Ukraine.

 

However, due to the influence of the Zionists’ allies, international organizations have remained silent about the issue and have refused to take preventive measures against the Zionist regime.

 

HL/HG

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MNA

News ID 9610

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