---
born: 1917-08-18
category: Nuclear Scientists & Programs
died: 2006-03-28
location: San Francisco, California
summary: Caspar Weinberger served as the Secretary of Defense under President Ronald
  Reagan.
tags:
- Person
- Nuclear
- Israel
---

Caspar Weinberger served as the Secretary of Defense under President [Ronald Reagan](/people/ronald-reagan/). Following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [Osirak bombing](/events/osirak-bombing/) in June 1981, Weinberger proposed canceling the F-16 aircraft sale to [Israel](/places/israel/) as a sanction. However, President Reagan privately disagreed with this course of action.[^1]

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