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Conducted with Israeli technology for South Africa, which had supplied 500 tons of uranium for Israeli power plants. According to some sources, it would be the third joint nuclear test over the ocean by the two nations. The double flash, characteristic of a nuclear explosion, occurred in an area hit by a typhoon, and the Vela satellite was classified as &#8220;retired&#8221; even though it was actually still recording data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vela Incident (aka South Atlantic Flash). 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