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category: Intelligence & Government
summary: Director general of the Israeli Ministry of Defense who in 1980 authorized
  Israel to develop a hydrogen bomb for testing.
tags:
- Person
- Israel
- Military
---

[Mordechai Tsippori](/people/mordechai-tsippori/) was the director general of the [Israeli](/places/israel/) Ministry of Defense in 1980. He gave the go-ahead for [Israel](/places/israel/) to develop a hydrogen bomb for testing.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.