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In deference to Israel, US Rejects Nuclear Disarmament Document

US Rejects Nuclear Disarmament Document Over Israel Concerns http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-rejects-nuclear-disarmament-document-israel-concerns-31245809

UNITED NATIONS — May 22, 2015  The United States is rejecting a global document toward ridding the world of nuclear weapons, saying Egypt and other states “cynically manipulated” the process by trying to set a deadline for Israel and its neighbors to meet within months on a Middle East zone free of such weapons.

The final document of a landmark treaty review conference Friday would call on the U.N. secretary-general to convene the conference no later than March 2016, regardless of whether Israel and its neighbors agree on an agenda.

Israel is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and has never publicly declared what is widely considered to be an extensive nuclear weapons program.

A conference might force Israel to acknowledge it.

Discussions on the draft document are continuing after a request from Iran.

May 23, 2015 - Posted by | politics international, USA, weapons and war

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