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Obama wants Israel to sign Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Obama: Israel should sign nuclear non-proliferation treaty – Haaretz – Israel News, By Natasha Mozgovaya and Agencies 14 April 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged all countries, including Israel, to sign the international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT.
“Whether we’re talking about Israel or any other country, we think that becoming part of the NPT is important,” Obama said. “And that, by the way, is not a new position. That’s been a consistent position of the United States government, even prior to my administration.”

Israel operates a policy of ‘nuclear ambiguity,’ refusing to confirm or deny having atomic weapons – but has not signed the treaty and is believed by analysts to posses between 200 and 300 nuclear warheads.
Obama, who was hosting an international conference on nuclear security in Washington, was at first reluctant to answer journalists’ questions on Israel, whose prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu had at the last minute canceled plans to attend. Obama: Israel should sign nuclear non-proliferation treaty – Haaretz – Israel News

April 15, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons