The Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona. (Jim Hollander / Courtesy Reuters)
Israel's Atomic Arsenal Could Fall Victim To A New U.S. Nuclear Policy -- Haaretz
Senior Haaretz analyst Amir Oren says that if Obama wins in November, he will likely push for dramatic new reductions in nuclear arsenals; in addition to the U.S. and Russia, Israel may also have to give up some of the nuclear warheads it reportedly holds.
On February 17, Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited the Hiroshima memorial for the victims of the first atomic bomb used on people in human history. Barak, who according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo described the bombing of the city as "one of the unavoidable tragedies" of World War II, viewed the exhibits. His escorts drew his attention to a map of the world listing the number of nuclear warheads in the possession of the atomic powers. There is a number next to Israel's name, too: "80." Barak did not respond.
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My Comment: Since his election, President Obama has been pursuing a fundamental shift in U.S. foreign policy away from what has been "standard operation" on many issues for decades. In reference to Israel's suspected nuclear arsenal, that shift means that U.S. silence on Israel's nuclear stockpile can no longer be guaranteed.
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