I'm no fan of Israel and wouldn't put a small nuke beyond their ability, but I think it's also reasonable to ask if what was blown to smithereens at the site might also have been radioactive, whether or not Israel knew. That could likewise have resulted in a cloud of contamination.
Supposedly this was a covert Israel-South Africa program. Discovery by the Vela satellite compromised the secrecy and South Africa pulled out. Meanwhile, Israel has its stable of Jericho ballistic missiles ready to go.
I'm no fan of Israel and wouldn't put a small nuke beyond their ability, but I think it's also reasonable to ask if what was blown to smithereens at the site might also have been radioactive, whether or not Israel knew. That could likewise have resulted in a cloud of contamination.
There is thought that Israel and South Africa co-developed a nuclear weapon and tested it in 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_incident
I believe that the UK gave SA these nukes to defend themselves as the rest of Africa hated them.
Supposedly this was a covert Israel-South Africa program. Discovery by the Vela satellite compromised the secrecy and South Africa pulled out. Meanwhile, Israel has its stable of Jericho ballistic missiles ready to go.