Terry Blanton wrote: Israel's nuclear history: > > http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/
Israel joined the partial test ban treaty right away, but they never signed the non-proliferation treaty. They will not sign a treaty they do not intend to honor. Everyone knows they have advanced nuclear weapons and they have tested them. Regarding the Vela incident, the web site Terry cited says: "The detection raised the possibility that some nation, particularly South Africa or Israel, or the two in collaboration, had conducted a covert test." That makes zero sense to me. If the test is "covert" why would they conduct it above ground?!? An above-ground test is overt. It is provocative. It is intended to frighten or enrage your enemies. - Jed
