The REAL Top Gun Maverick - Operation Opera; Israel Bombs Saddam's Nuclear Reactor, 1981 - Animated

Summary by Krater

This video details Operation Opera, the Israeli Air Force's preemptive airstrike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor on June 7, 1981, covering the planning, execution, and aftermath of the raid.

From the video

Answers: How did Israel destroy Iraq's nuclear reactor in Operation Opera?

• Operation Opera
• Osirak nuclear reactor airstrike
• Israeli Air Force tactical planning
• F-16 and F-15 combat operations

What it concludes

• Operation Opera successfully destroyed the unfinished Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq without incurring damage to the returning Israeli aircraft.
• The raid involved eight F-16s and six F-15s flying a low-altitude route over Saudi airspace and successfully dropping 16 bombs with 14 direct hits on target.
• The operation prompted international condemnation from the United Nations Security Council, while French officials maintained the plant was incapable of producing a nuclear weapon.