John F. Kennedy Administration:
Policy on Israel’s Nuclear Program

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1963

• Memo on Israeli Offer for Dimona Inspections (August 1963)
• Kennedy Letter to Eshkol Regarding Visits to Dimona (August 1963)
• Kennedy Letter to Eshkol Regarding Dimona (July 1963)
• Kennedy Asks Ben-Gurion to Facilitate Visits to Dimona (June 1963)
• Kennedy Letter to Ben-Gurion Regarding Visit to Dimona (May 1963)
• High-Level Disscussions of Israel's Nuclear Energy Program (May 1963)
• Kennedy Wants Semi-Annual Visits to Dimona (May 1963)
  • Ben-Gurion's Reply Regarding Dimona Visits (May 1963)
  • Ben-Gurion Agrees to Dimona Visits (June 1963)
• U.S. Opposes Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East (April 1963)
• CIA Memo on Consequences of Israel Acquiring a Nuclear Capability (March 1963)
• Israeli and UAR Nuclear Capabilities (March 1963)
• Memo on Kennedy's Proposals Re: Middle Eastern Nuclear Capabilities (March 1963)
• Rusk, McCone Discuss Israeli Nuclear Program (March 1963)

1962

• Scientists Find No Evidence of Nuclear Weapons at Dimona Reactor (October 1962)

1961

• U.S. Seeks to Impede Israel's Nuclear Development (August 1961)
• Israeli Invitation for American Dimona Visit (April 1961)
• Harman Reviews Issues on Nuclear Weapons & Johnston Plan (February 1961)
• U.S. Nuclear Engineer Reports on Israeli Nuclear Program (February 1961)
• U.S. Expresses Concern About Dimona Reactor (February 1961)
• U.S. Position Concerning Dimona Reactor (January 1961)
• Implications of the Acquisition by Israel of a Nuclear Weapons Capability (January 1961)
• Letter on Israeli Policy Pertaining to the Dimona Reactor (January 1961)
• Memo on Israel's Claim Regarding Nuclear Activities (January 1961)