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Diplomatic Disaster Averted by Israel’s Cooperation With Nuclear Ban Treaty Diplomats

In a dramatic show of support for Israel at the UN nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty conference last week, the US vetoed an Egyptian-led drive for a Mid-East nuclear weapons ban.

 

Israel’s ongoing cooperation with diplomats involved in efforts to set up a regional dialogue over weapons of mass destruction helped it avoid a bad outcome during a UN conference last week, an arms control expert said on Monday.

A nuclear test explosion from April 1954 is shown in this undated photo from the US Defense Department – Photo: REUTERS

In recent days, the US vetoed an Egyptian-led drive on a possible Middle East nuclear weapons ban at a UN nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference. Continue Reading »

UN Resolution calls on Israel to open nuclear facilities for inspection

UN General Assembly approves resolution calling on Israel to allow IAEA inspection of nuclear program & sign NPT

(Reminder: UNGA Resolutions are not legally binding, but do carry political weight.)

Associated Press

 

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Monday calling on Israel to quickly open its nuclear program for inspection and backing a high-level conference to ban nuclear weapons from the Middle East which was just canceled.

Dimona reactor – Photo: Tsafrir Abayov

All the Arab nations and Iran had planned to attend the conference in mid-December in Helsinki, Finland, but the United States announced on Nov. 23 that it wouldn’t take place, citing political turmoil in the region and Iran’s defiant stance on nonproliferation. Continue Reading »