Israel seeks exemption from atomic rules

[babylonsister]

Israel seeks exemption from atomic rules

AP NewsBreak: Israel Looks to U.S.-India Deal to Expand Ties to Nuclear Suppliers

GEORGE JAHN
AP News

Sep 25, 2007 15:08 EDT

Israel is looking to a U.S.-India nuclear deal to expand its own ties to suppliers, quietly lobbying for an exemption to non-proliferation rules so it can legally import atomic material, according to documents made available Tuesday to The Associated Press.

The move is sure to raise concerns among Arab nations already considering their neighbor the region's atomic arms threat. Israel has never publicly acknowledged having nuclear weapons but is generally considered to possess them.

The new push is reflected in papers Israel presented earlier this year to the "Nuclear Suppliers' Group" _ 45 nations that export nuclear fuel and technology under strict rules meant to lessen the dangers of proliferation and trafficking in materials that could be used for a weapons program.

The initiative appeared to be linked to a U.S.-India agreement that would effectively waive the group's rules by allowing the United States to supply India with nuclear fuel despite its refusal both to sign the nonproliferation treaty and allowing the IAEA to inspect all of its nuclear facilities.

Israeli officials began examining how their country could profit from that deal as early as last year, at one point proposing that the U.S. ask for an exemption from restrictions stipulating safeguards by the U.N. nuclear agency on all nuclear facilities, said a diplomat familiar with the issue. The U.S. rejected that request, he said, demanding anonymity for discussing restricted information.

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[BlooInBloo]

1. That's not gonna go over well.

[Tom Joad]

2. They will have 90% of the US congress backing them all the way. Why won't it go over well?

except we will never get nuclear disarmament... but only those Ban the bomb nuts want that.

[BlooInBloo]

3. The world is already neutral-to-hate Israel, this increases tensions with Iran....

... yadayadayada.

[pudding man]

4. Flush all the garbage rhetoric ...

Flush all the garbage rhetoric and influence peddling for a moment.

Nuclear power in the 2000's is a lot like electricity was in the 1700's.

None of us will ever see nuclear disarmament.

On the other hand, allowing Israeli proliferation (what do they need?
State-of-the art MIRV's?) could do anything but improve prospects
for Middle East peace. If "Israel" hadn't been viciously over-armed
(by the US) for decades, they would've had motivation to give the
Palestinians back a piece of -their- land (i.e. "Occupied Territories).

Puddin'

[mark414]

5. DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS WE DO

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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Water is wet. And, hypocrisy is rampant.

We put sanctions on Iran which doesn't have nuclear weapons and is a signatory to the NNPT, yet look the other way or agree to let India, Pakistan, and Israel, not only import nuclear material, but make and keep nuclear weapons despite being Non-signatories to the NNPT.

[Tempest]

7. Iran and North Korea are looking sane compared to Israel and the U.S.

Iran and North Korea recently pointed out the U.S.' hypocrisy on the nuclear issue regarding Israel.

This move by Israel plays right into Iran and North Korea's hands.

[defendandprotect]

8. If our biggest fears are religous fanatics with atomic weapons, here it is ---

They say that Israeli military production is so closely intertwined with America's that you can barely tell them apart.