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By Jenna Jordan, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology At least 14 nuclear scientists are believed to be among those killed in Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, launched on June 13, 2025, ostensibly to destroy or degrade Iran’s nuclear program and military capabilities. Deliberately targeting scientists in this way aims to disrupt Iran’s … Continue reading “Nuclear scientists have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows”