---
category: Foreign Government
location: Tel Aviv, Israel
start: 1952
summary: Tahal is the Israeli government-owned water planning corporation that constructed
  the expertly concealed underground shelters for Israel's first nuclear missile field
  at Hirbat Zachariah, importing missile launch tubes marked as pipeline.
tags:
- Organization
- Government
- Israel
---

Tahal is the government-owned water planning corporation in [Israel](/places/israel/). It was responsible for building the expertly concealed shelters for [Israel](/places/israel/)'s first nuclear missile field at Hirbat Zachariah. The smooth barrels through which the missiles would be launched were imported into the country marked as lengths of pipeline.[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 13.