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Israel Has Nuclear Weapons, Should We Invade Them?

Why is Israel Allowed to Have WMDs?

By Tomas Laverty, published May 17, 2006
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Why is nobody talking about Israel's nuclear weapons, Mordecai Vanunu, and Dimona? Why is it that the arms race in the Middle East was started by the Israeli's and nobody is waging war against them for thier "WMDs"? Why is Israel allowed to go on producing weapons of mass destruction and nobody is allowed to inspect them? Simple, the balance of power.

It is suggested that Israel has the world's 6th largest nuclear arsenal and their main proccessing plant for weapons-grade material is the ancient reactors at Dimona. This is a program of secrecy as most people have no idea what is going on at Israel's deceptive weapons manufacturing centers, not even Israelis. Members of government who have come forward and tried to present the facts on this have individually been silenced.

On October 5th, 1986 the Sunday Times of London printed the truth about Israel's secret nuclear technology with the help of Mordecai Vanunu's photography, and inside knowledge from working at Negev Nuclear Research Center from 1976 to 1985. When this secret had leaked, full with photographs of the facilities showing control panels and separation facilities. The evidence was what one might say, corroborating.

Immediately after the release of this article, which was pieced together by longtime Vanunu supporter Peter Hounam, Vanunu was lured to Rome by a secret Israeli agent posing as an American woman showing interest in him. He fell for the trap, was kidnapped by Israeli authorities, and taken back to Israel to stand in a secret trial where he was subsequently sentenced to 18 years in jail. He spent eleven and a half of those years in solitary confinement.

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Israel has the world's 6th largest nuclear arsenal.
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What don't you get? Israel has the world's 6th largest nuclear arsenal, and no one is talking about it? Are you asking a hypothetical question? If so, I don't require the Socratic inquiry. If you are confused by my title, it is also, hypothetical.

Posted on 01/19/2007 at 12:01:00 PM

 
I don't get it. Are you worried about Russia, France, and UK also? I don't think we worry much or invade when allies get the bomb.

Posted on 01/18/2007 at 10:01:00 PM

 
Given, Tom. I have a bad habit of giving people the benefit of the doubt - occasionally they even deserve it. I really wasn't trying to snipe at you - it's just that it seems to me that Israel's nuclear arsenal SHOULD be common knowledge - largely because we sold them the vast majority of their stockpile. Of course, slapping Iran's wrist makes us look like we're against the whole thing - but really, it just amounts to keeping power in that region in hands we can, to some extent, trust. If someone over there has nuclear arms, I'd much rather it be someone who owes us something than a nation that has very good reasons to hate the living shit out of us.

Posted on 09/09/2006 at 8:09:00 PM

 
Jason, I'm glad you're aware. Unfortunately there's one big thing you're not aware of: Most people have NO CLUE.

Posted on 09/01/2006 at 1:09:00 PM

 
I wonder - does anyone who has been following the conflict between Israel and Lebanon NOT know that Israel is (and has been for decades) a nuclear power? This really isn't new information - Israel has the largest nuclear arsenal in the Middle East, and possibly the largest "undeclared" arsenal in the world. Any student of history and world politics knows this. The information you provided on Vanunu is new to me, but aside from that, this is all a rehash of stuff anyone who's bothered to pay attention to what's been going on in that region for the last four decades should know.

Posted on 08/11/2006 at 9:08:00 PM

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