Israel to maintain ambiguity over its nuclear programme

Space War ^ | 4/07/2010 | AFP via AFP

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Israel plans to remain ambiguous over its nuclear policy, with US backing, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said on Wednesday. "This policy of ambiguity constitutes one of the pillars of Israeli national security and the Americans consider it very important," Ayalon told army radio.

"There is no reason for the Americans to change their approach or for Israel to change its position," he said.

For the past four decades, Israeli governments have insisted the Jewish state will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons in the Middle East.

"This policy will continue and no pressure from any country will make it change, Ayalon said.

But foreign military experts believe Israel has an arsenal of several hundred nuclear weapons.

Ayalon's comments came ahead of next week's nuclear security summit in Washington. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be among the leaders attending the international gathering.

Israel has maintained its policy of deliberate ambiguity about its nuclear programme since it inaugurated its Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev desert in 1965.

[M Kehoe]

Good moniker for a thread like this.

8^)

5.56mm

[rae4palin]

Israeli military dudes (and dudettes) are badass.

[Salem]

For those of you who don't follow Joel Rosenberg's work, this issue reminded me of a recent posting of his. The issue with Israel and her self-defense weapons is very, very serious. The idea of Israel being strong-armed by the current administration in this regard is very credible, especially in light of current events.

From Joel's Blog,

WARNING: ISRAEL IN DANGER OF BEING BLINDSIDED BY TWO NEW GRAVE THREATS:
"...Thirty-six years later, Israel is once again in grave danger. By Iran’s nuclear threat, to be sure. But Israel is actually in danger of being blindsided by two new threats.

The first threat is the real and growing possibility that the United Nations will shift the nuclear spotlight away from Iran and on to Israel in an effort to force Jerusalem to disclose and dismantle its alleged nuclear weapons and join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Israel does not openly acknowledge having atomic weapons. But the U.N. Security Council could pass a resolution forcing Israel to allow international inspectors in. If Israel refused to comply, she could be subject to diplomatic isolation, crippling economic sanctions, and even international enforcement (that is, a coalition of nations ready to go to war over the issue, just as the U.S. led a coalition in 2003 to force Iraq to comply with U.N. resolutions regarding weapons of mass destruction.)

This is a scenario I’ve been warning about for years...."

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[Slings and Arrows]

Give me ambiguity or give me something else!

[Hoodat]

But the U.N. Security Council could pass a resolution forcing Israel to allow international inspectors in. If Israel refused to comply, she could be subject to diplomatic isolation, crippling economic sanctions, and even international enforcement

Israel is already under limited diplomatic isolation. As for economic sanctions, the rest of the world has more to lose than Israel does. As for international enforcement, BRING IT ON!

[Canadian Outrage]

One thing is for sure Salem, if the United States does this to Isreal God Himself will come against the United States and Obama in a way that will shake it’s very foundations. You don’t spit in the apple of God’s eye and get away with it. A curse of mega proportions will quickly follow. Obama is a complete idiot. He doesn’t have a clue what his punishment is going to be does he? CO