The Vela Incident
Was the Vela flash a secret nuclear test?
4.1 (15)
63 mins
Explore the mysterious Vela Incident and the nuclear flash detected over the Southern Indian Ocean in 1979. Discover the secret alliance, espionage, and political decisions that surrounded the suspected nuclear test. Learn about the cover-up that kept one of the Cold War's most explosive secrets hidden.
Ep 1:
The Double Flash That Shook the White House
A satellite catches an unmistakable nuclear signature over the Indian Ocean, triggering a cascade of scientific proof and a president's private reckoning with a truth too dangerous to admit.
Ep 2:
Building the Bomb: France, Theft, and Stolen Blueprints
Trace Israel's covert path to the bomb, from Ben-Gurion's fateful alliance with France to the stolen uranium, smuggled switches, and pilfered blueprints that armed the Negev desert.
Ep 3:
Pariah States and the Politics of Silence
As Israel and Apartheid South Africa forge a secret nuclear pact, Carter's administration wrestles with a cover-up that would protect an ally at the expense of the truth.
Ep 4:
Traitors, Trickery, and the Fissile Aftermath
A defector's photographs and a honeytrap kidnapping expose Israel's hidden arsenal, while South Africa's dismantled bombs leave behind a chilling, unresolved threat.
Discussions (5)
Thornton
Level 10 · 1 day ago41/41 no false positives confirmed
Ralph
Level 6 · 1 day agoCarter's diary entry is real. Declassified in 2012. He literally wrote 'the Israelis did indeed conduct a nuclear test explosion' and his admin still ran the cover story. Wild level of documented hypocrisy.
Thaddeus
Level 6 · 1 day agoa satellite saw it, sheep absorbed it, the ocean echoed it, a president wrote it in his diary, and four more presidents promised to never ask about it. the most documented secret in history.
