Biden and Israeli PM renewed agreement on covert nuclear program
Source: Axios
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reaffirmed the strategic understandings between the U.S. and Israel regarding Israels alleged undeclared military nuclear program during Bennett's White House visit, a senior Israeli official briefed on the meeting tells me.
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The U.S. commits not to press Israel to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or give up its alleged nuclear arsenal, while Israel agrees to maintain its "nuclear ambiguity" and refrain from any nuclear tests or threats of a nuclear strike.
Analysts believe Israel has had a military nuclear program since the late 1960s that now includes more than 200 warheads for its long-range Jericho missiles. Israel has never acknowledged any such program and claims it wont be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the Middle East."
Read more: https://www.axios.com/us-israel-nuclear-weapons-agreement-biden-bennett-46251c24-e467-4912-bac8-9a569dabdc20.html
George II
(67,782 posts)This is NOT directed toward you, SBD, but Axios.
burrowowl
(17,638 posts)has nukes and we fund them and sell them weapons funded by us.
Palestinians have rocks, fire balloons and lousy rockets.
Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)Except in the case of extreme emergency, in which case the "never again" clause takes effect.