Threatening World Order: US and Israel Quietly Announce Plans to ReconstituteTheir Nuclear Stockpile

[Joanne98]

The world looks like it's about to become a more dangerous place. A recent report from Israel's newspaper Haaretz finds that the United States is moving forward with plans to strengthen Israel's nuclear weapons stockpile. The report, exposed within the last few days, originated from Israel's Army Radio, which sent along a secret document chronicling the nuclear cooperation between US and Israeli leaders.(1) Israel has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), meaning that it is not technically violating international rules under the NPT regarding the development and reconstitution of nuclear weapons, despite longstanding efforts of the international community to establish a "nuclear weapons free zone" in the Middle East.

Part of the fear of those advocating nuclear abolition in the Middle East is that the United States will agree to send nuclear materials - extracted from its own civilian nuclear power plants - to Israel, much as it did for India, another country that refuses to sign the NPT.

The Obama and Netanyahu governments are seeking to obscure their contempt for nuclear abolition by calling for "nonproliferation" in the Middle East, while Israel simultaneously boycotts New-York-based discussions (at the 2010 NPT conference) of the need for a "nuclear free" Middle East.(2) "Nonproliferation," within this context, can be understood to apply only to other countries such as Iran, which has long been a target for US and Israeli military planners.
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[no_hypocrisy]

1. "Man of peace" (Obama's reference to Netanyahu)

Yeah. Right.

[xchrom]

2. recommend

[newfie11]

3. OMFG what the HELL is wrong with this country!!!

America is occupying other countries, killing innocents, has a long history of manipulating/undermining the governments of other countries. And we want more nuclear weapons when we have enough to kill off all of the world NOW. INSANE!!!!!!!!!

[Hydra]

4. As one of my teachers liked to say about math:

"There's nothing new here!"

As you point out, we have a long history of this. If we want something new out of our system, we need a new system.

[polly7]

5. Israel needs the U.S. to supply its military to claim more and more

of Palestine daily, secure its water and oil supplies ....... the U.S. needs Israel to use as an excuse for attacking Iran, an integral part of PNAC and securing safe passage for all that newly denationalized Iraqi oil. An insane partnership. My opinion.

[azul]

6. The hypocritical irony that the other Middle East states try to discuss.

But are not allowed to bring to any table: nuclear free zone if Israel will comply.

Makes a mockery of US peace and nonproliferation efforts, and dooms them besides.