Nuclear Inspection of Israel sought by Arab League [View All]

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I hadn't seen this story which seems to indicate that Israel as well as Iran is under pressure to reveal their nuclear facilities. It really is a tough argument to require some nations to forego nuclear ambitions while others have been developing theirs:

Nuclear inspection of Israel sought

Amr Moussa, Arab League chief, is said to have signed the letter sent to nuclear powers

Arab nations have urged Washington and several other nuclear powers to push for inspections of Israel's nuclear programme, diplomats have told the Associated Press news agency.

In a letter sent ahead of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting scheduled for September, the Arab League also sought support for a resolution that calls on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

The letter sent on August 8 was signed by Amr Moussa, the Arab League chief.

Besides Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, the letter was also sent to foreign ministers of Russia, China, Britain and France - the four other permanent UN Security Council members.

Obama warning

The letter comes one month after Barack Obama, the US president, warned the Arab world not to use the 150-nation IAEA forum to single out Israel.

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