The Dimona nuclear power plant in the southern Israeli Negev desert.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)
From The Washington Times:
President Obama's efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. agreement to shield Israel's nuclear weapons from international scrutiny, former and current U.S. and Israeli officials and nuclear specialists say.
The issue will likely come to a head when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Mr. Obama on May 18 in Washington. Mr. Netanyahu is expected to seek assurances from Mr. Obama that he will uphold the U.S. commitment and will not trade Israeli nuclear concessions for Iranian ones.
Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, speaking Tuesday at a U.N. meeting on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), said Israel should join the treaty, which would require Israel to declare and relinquish its nuclear arsenal.
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Update: EDITORIAL: Breaking faith with Israel -- Washington Times
My Comment: This is one of the worse kept secrets in the world .... but for the U.S. to alter these accords is unprecedented. It is only going to further spoil U.S. - Israeli relations.
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