Misplaced Pages

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Avraham Hermoni" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2013)

Avraham Hermoni (May 10, 1926- June 24, 2006) was an Israeli chemist, government official, scientific counselor in the Israeli embassy in Washington, and a senior technical director at RAFAEL, Israel’s national center for weapons development.

Biography

Hermoni’s involvement in the Israeli nuclear program was instrumental to its ultimate success. Between 1959 and 1969 he served as technical director (equivalent to vice president) at RAFAEL. His main duties included overseeing and planning RAFAEL’s work on Israel’s nuclear weapons.

Bibliography

• Cohen, Avner. "The Avner Cohen Collection." Avraham Hermoni. The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, 03 Oct. 2013. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.<http://www.wilsoncenter.org/avraham-hermoni>.

References

1. "Avraham Hermoni | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org.

External links

• Interview with Avraham Hermoni by Avner Cohen at The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project.

• 1926 births
• 2006 deaths
• Israeli chemists
• Nuclear history
• Israeli expatriates in the United States