📹 VIDEO | Footage from RT shows the extent of the destruction caused by Iran’s missile strike at Israel’s Weizmann Institute – a site that is not only one of Israel’s scientific backbones, but deeply linked to Israel’s nuclear and…

 📹 VIDEO | Footage from RT shows the extent of the destruction caused by Iran’s missile strike at Israel’s Weizmann Institute — a site that is not only one of Israel’s scientific backbones, but deeply linked to Israel’s nuclear and military intelligence infrastructure.

More on the Institute:

– Played a central role in building the scientific and technical foundations of Israel’s nuclear program.

– Ernst David Bergmann, considered the “father of Israel’s nuclear program,” was affiliated with the Institute.

– Many Dimona reactor scientists were trained or worked at Weizmann.

– Provided research, facilities, and personnel for strategic defense projects.

– Strong historical ties to Unit 8200 and the Talpiot program—Israel’s elite military tech and cyber units.

– A longstanding pipeline of scientific expertise for Israel’s nuclear and intelligence apparatus.

Damage

The Institute estimates the damage from Iran’s missile strike on its main laboratory at 2 billion shekels (~$570 million). The attack severely damaged three major research buildings and partially affected many others, with around 45 laboratories impacted.

The figure reflects only infrastructure losses, and not the immense scientific toll, which includes destroyed rare materials, irreplaceable samples, and years of unfinished research.

Rebuilding will cost tens of millions per lab, with fully equipped buildings reaching up to $100 million each. Scientists describe the losses as catastrophic, with entire wings wiped out and decades of work lost.