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Israel nuclear programme 'real danger': Musa
Shuneh, Jordan (AFP) May 17, 2009 Israel's alleged atomic arsenal poses "the real danger" in the Middle East and not Iran's nuclear programme, Arab League chief Amr Musa said on Sunday. "The real danger as far as nuclear military programmes are concerned is posed by Israel and not Iran," Musa said during a panel discussion on the future of Middle East peacemaking at the World Economic Forum in Jordan. "We don't see Iran as the main issue. The vast majority of Arabs does not see Iran as the main issue. Why should we engage with Iran and with Israel?" "However, we don't need another nuclear programme in the Middle East," the Arab League chief said. Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, his Palestinian counterpart Salam Fayyad, Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi and Russian special envoy to the Middle East Alexander Sultanov took part in the discussion on the shores of the Dead Sea. Israel itself is widely considered to be the Middle East's sole nuclear armed power but it has never confirmed or denied having an atomic arsenal and refuses to submit to international inspections. Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes and that it has the right to technology already in the hands of many other nations. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Major powers reaffirm backing for nuclear non-proliferation pactUnited Nations (AFP) May 15, 2009 The five major UN powers on Friday pledged renewed support for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and hailed progress made in preparatory talks for a treaty review conference in 2010. The UN Security Council's five veto-wielding permanent members reiterated in a statement their "enduring and unequivocal commitment to work towards nuclear disarmament, an obligation shared by all NPT states ... read more |
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