Israeli cabinet minister’s declaration that an atomic bomb is a choice for Gaza raises worldwide alarm.
Israel’s nuclear program is extensively viewed as among the Middle East’s worst concealed.
It is thought to have actually come from the 1950s. Today, Israel has about 90 nukes, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Israel has never ever formally acknowledged the presence of its nuclear weapons, however they’re thought to be targeted at competitors in the area such as Iran.
The nation is not a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The declaration by a cabinet minister that Israel might decide to drop an atomic bomb on Gaza is raising alarm. More so considering that hardliners such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich become part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet.
As Israel continues its bloodbath in Gaza, should the world be fretted about its nuclear arms program?
Speaker: James Bays
Visitors:
Rabia Akhtar– director of the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research at the University of Lahore
Ahmed Abofoul– worldwide legal representative and legal scientist and advocacy officer for Al Haq, a human rights organisation
Patrick Bury– defence and security specialist at the University of Bath