On air: Should Israel be a special case in the nuclear debate?
| 09:13 UK time, Friday, 9 April 2010
We're talking about nuclear weapons. In a week where the US and Russia have signed an and warned Iran to stop its mission to build a nuclear bomb; the Israeli Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for a nuclear security summit because Egypt and Turkey are planning to raise the issue of Israel's nuclear weapons.
Israel has it has nuclear weapons although in 1986 , an Israeli nuclear technician, famously revealed details of a nuclear factory. estimates Israel could have produced up to 200 nuclear weapons.
Israel is one of just four states that have not signed up to a nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), which has 189 signatories. The others are India, Pakistan and North Korea.
says Israel's nuclear program is stable, has not sparked an arms race in the region, and has not given terrorists access to the material. He says the NPT is focused on "preventing terrorists and rogue nations from gaining nuclear capabilities, something not an issue with Israel."
But says Muslims in the Middle East believe Israel has nuclear weapons and therefore "has no right to talk about any of the others."
And commenting in the Jerusalem Post, Larry in the US says:
"If Israel is allowed a free pass, so does Iran".
When it comes to nuclear weapons, should Israel be a special case?
