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category: "Nuclear Scientists & Programs"
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- Person
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- Nuclear
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- Israel
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summary: "Secretary of State under President Reagan who was present at high-command meetings following Israel's 1981 bombing of the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor."
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born: 1924-12-02
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died: 2010-02-20
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location: "Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania"
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Alexander M. Haig, Jr. served as the Secretary of State under President [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was present at a meeting of Reagan's high command following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak bombing]] in June 1981. While the [[State Department]] formally condemned the bombing, Haig was privately forbearing.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. |