US Democrats call for acknowledgment of Israel's nuclear arsenal
In a milestone event, a group of 30 Democrats in the lower House of Congress has demanded an open acknowledgement of Israel's nuclear arsenal in a letter to the Secretary of State.
For decades, Washington had an ironclad bipartisan conspiracy that refused to confirm the existence of Israel's estimated 400 nuclear weapons.
It was a testament to the power of the Israeli lobby's influence and ability to put Israel's well-being and safety ahead of that of the United States.
And so you have this collusion to speak Israel's language, and Israel's language is extremely deceitful, and that deceit extends to hiding that they have nukes, denying genocide, denying human rights, insisting that they should walk to a different standard than the international community, and basically being just dismissive of international law and the laws of humanity.
Member of Public 01
The current US-Israeli war on Iran was launched over decades of not just unverified, but openly disproven claims that Iran was racing to build a nuclear bomb.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has terrorized the region in an effort to spark a major war, which may have made some politicians see the light regarding Israel's doomsday arsenal.
And we're on an [sic] edge of a tectonic shift that is toward recognizing our common humanity.
There's no security for Israelis, there's no security for Americans, unless we are all secure and we work toward this mutually verifiable, gradual disarmament; all together on the same page.
Steven Sellers, Pro-Palestine Activist
The end of the bipartisan collusion is another stunning example of how quickly Israel has fallen from what was thought to be an unshakable position in Washington in recent years.
They are expected to fall even further from grace.
It's being referred to as the awakening, and basically (the) American public is becoming aware.
You have ... polling that went from extremely high polling that was pro Israel and really people drinking the Kool-Aid, to a situation where the Gaza genocide has really opened people's eyes.
They were watching a genocide live-stream 24/7 and that really jolts people into reality.
Member of Public 01
One official in the administration of President Donald Trump is reported as saying that, "There is a low boil of unease about Israel's nuclear program and what could compel them to use nuclear weapons".
The letter from the group of Democrats demands to know what nuclear weapons and enrichment capabilities Israel has and its "threshold for use" in the context of the current conflict with Iran.
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