Avraham Hermoni

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>.

External links

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