The officer who exposed the reactor in Syria was almost thrown out of Mossad: "How am I wrong?"

Chapters from former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's book reveal how a young Mossad intelligence officer, Anat, identified the Syrian nuclear reactor under construction against the opinion of her commanders. Her superiors mocked her, claimed there was no nuclear program in Syria, and closed her desk. Anat persisted, tracked North Koreans, and ultimately led to the strike on the reactor in 2007.

Chapters from former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's book reveal the story of a young Mossad intelligence officer, Anat, who identified the Syrian nuclear reactor being built with North Korean assistance, against the opinion of all her commanders. Her superiors mocked her, claimed there was no nuclear program in Syria, and closed her desk at the end of 2006. Anat persisted, tracked North Koreans who met with the head of the Syrian Atomic Energy Agency, and ultimately led to the strike on the reactor in 2007. The story describes her difficulty in proving she was right against the intelligence concept that ruled out such a possibility.

The officer who exposed the reactor in Syria was almost thrown out of Mossad: "How am I wrong?"