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category: Nuclear Scientists & Programs
summary: Raymond Fox was an American nuclear physicist who emigrated to Israel in
  1957 from California, where he had access to weapons design information at the Lawrence
  Livermore National Laboratory.
tags:
- Person
- Nuclear
- Physicist
- Israel
---

Raymond Fox was an American nuclear physicist who emigrated to [Israel](/places/israel/) in 1957 from [California](/places/california/), where he had access to weapons design information at the [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory](/organizations/lawrence-livermore-national-laboratory/). His secrets were considered potentially invaluable to the Israelis at [Dimona](/places/dimona/).[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 7.