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Dr. Rafael Ofek

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סא"ל (מיל') ד"ר רפאל אופק הוא מומחה לפיזיקה וטכנולוגיה של הגרעין. בעברו הוא שירת בקהיליית המודיעין הישראלית כחוקר ומנתח בכיר,

Ayatollah Khamenei (Photo: AP)

What are Iran's Real Nuclear Intentions?

The inflammatory declarations made by the Iranian leaders this week regarding the renewal of their centrifuge project reflect a considerable degree of ambiguity, but they also reflect frustration following Israel's recent accomplishments in the international arena

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 8/06/2018 Contact author

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Photo: AP)

Is Iran Considering Reactivating Uranium Enrichment at Fordow?

Satellite imagery published last month showed irregular activity at Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment facility. Is Tehran indeed preparing to resume its nuclear program as it has previously threatened, or are the Iranians merely working on converting the facility to a civil research center for nuclear energy and physics, which would comply with the JCPOA?

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 25/05/2018 Contact author

What's inside the "half a ton" of secret Iranian documents smuggled by Mossad? (Photo: AP)

Netanyahu's Nuclear Exposé: a Hit or a Miss?

The nuclear weapon documents smuggled out of Iran by the Mossad have proven Iran's deceitful conduct regarding its nuclear program. Would they affect US President Donald Trump's decision on the fate of the Iranian nuclear agreement?

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 7/05/2018 Contact author

Anti-nuclear protesters in Pakistan (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's Nuclear Jihadists

The leaders of the Pakistani nuclear weapon program, originally developed against the Indian enemy, hated each other's guts, but many of them hated the West, Israel, and the Jews even more, and aspired to obtain "The Islamic Bomb." Behind the scenes of Pakistan's nuclear program

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 16/03/2018 Contact author

Photo: AP

Pyongyang's Path of Deceit

North Korea had come a long way before reaching the position where it can threaten the West with its nuclear arsenal. How did it reach that state? How did the naivety of the West assist in the development of North Korea's nuclear program? A special review of the nuclear history of the Asian dictatorship

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 15/12/2017 Contact author

President Trump (Photo: AP(

Will President Trump "Rip Up" the Iranian Nuclear Agreement

Iran occasionally conducts itself contrary to its commitments subject to the JCPOA agreement, and its policy in the Middle East, as well as its ballistic missile program, contradict the spirit of that agreement. Consequently, specifically against the background of the nuclear threat of Pyongyang, President Trump may not recertify the agreement with Iran on October 15

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 11/10/2017 Contact author

Construction work on the Light Water Reactor at Kumho, North Korea (Photo: AP)

Unraveling North Korea's Centrifuge Program

Although North Korea's centrifuge project is a certain fact, it raises quite a few questions: What is the scope of this project? Are they developing nuclear weapons based on enriched uranium? And to what extent are the Iranians involved?

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 6/07/2017 Contact author

The Arak heavy water production facility, Iran (Photo: AP)

Unmasking Iran's "Research Institute"

The unveiling of the "Physics Research Center" involved in clandestine procurement for the benefit of Iran's nuclear program contributed to the sanctions imposed on Iran and to the significant decelerating of Iran's progress toward the bomb

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 16/02/2017 Contact author

The reactor of Bushehr nuclear plant, Iran (Photo: AP)

The Road to Perdition: Iran's Nuclear Program

Although Iran has been complying with its commitments according to the nuclear agreement for the time being, its current conduct suggests that it retains the option of renewing the military nuclear program

Dr. Rafael Ofek | 20/10/2016 Contact author