The Israeli Perspective on Nuclear Security, Nuclear Safety and Non-proliferation

摘要

Israel and the Non-Proliferation Regime-Israel is fully committed to nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, and to participation in international efforts to prevent their spread. Israel thus recognizes the value of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and supported its adoption in 1968 in the UN General Assembly. However, a global regime like the NPT has limited relevance in the Middle East. Its weakness in the Middle East, has been demonstrated by four cases of violations of the Treaty's basic obligations, namely by Iraq, Libya, Syria and Iran. Syria's use of chemical weapons is a recent use by a Middle Eastern country of Weapons of Mass Destruction.