USA, Germany and others have called upon Israel to join the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state

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US wants nuclear-free Middle East

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DUBAI (AFP) — The United States favours denuclearisation of the Middle East in principle, provided that a global peace has been reached there and control is imposed on Iran's nuclear capacity, the US ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency told a debate in Dubai.

Israel, Washington's main ally in the region, is believed to be the only nuclear-armed state in the Middle East with an estimated 200 nuclear warheads. It has, however, never formally acknowledged having an atomic arsenal.

US ambassador Gregory Schulte told the Gulf Studies Centre on Wednesday that "Israel never signed the (nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty, so never violated the NPT."

He added: "That said, the USA, Germany and other countries have called upon Israel to join the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state."

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1. Bungee cord whiplash in 4...3...2...

Whenever any politician or member of our government says something critical of Israeli policy, whether its the apartheid wall, settlement expansion, or their bogus "*wink* we don't have any *wink*" nuclear policy, the retraction is always not far behind.