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‘Deliberate ambiguity’ — Israel’s nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to the Middle East
As Israel has descended further into right-wing extremism and away from sensible diplomacy, just what it might class as an 'existential threat' justifying the use of nuclear weapons is an increasingly terrifying prospect, writes RAMZY BAROUD
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AS Western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel’s own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic Western hypocrisy.
The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction was held from November 14-18, with the sole purpose of creating new standards of accountability that, as should have always been the case, are applied equally to all Middle Eastern countries.
The debate regarding nuclear weapons in the Middle East could not possibly be any more pertinent or urgent. International observers rightly note that the period following the Russia-Ukraine war is likely to accelerate the quest for nuclear weapons throughout the world. Considering the seemingly perpetual state of conflict in the Middle East, the region is likely to witness nuclear rivalry as well.
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