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Comment by truth on July 27, 2015 at 11:02am

Since its announcement last week, the Iran Nuclear Dealhas been the focal point of most foreign policy news. Many have clamored that it is an unprecedented achievement in international diplomacy, and that it will greatly aid preventing Iran from building a nuclear arsenal (it is disputed whether they had any intention of developing one). That may be true, but one of the less explored topics related to this deal is the very real presence of a country in the Middle East which already possesses nuclear weapons: Israel.

 "What's the big deal?" you may say. Well, the problem lays in the fact that Israel's nuclear arsenal is completely undeclared, it is not monitored by UN monitoring bodies, and Israel's highest government authorities even negate its existence. Israel is thus one of only four countries in the world to have an undeclared military nuclear capabilities, and it's not in great company: the others are North Korea, Pakistan, and India. Despite this being a little advertised fact, it has been known for at least the past 30 years. It was in 1986 that a young Israeli nuclear technician named Mordechai Vanunu revealed details of Israel's nuclear program. After having done so he was drugged by an Israeli Mossad agent in Italy, brought to Israel, and prosecuted in a closed-door trial. He then spent 18 years in prison, 11 of which in confinement. Since his release he has had numerous prohibitions imposed on him such as not being able to use a cellphone, and has been re-incarcerated numerous times for petty offences in what he labels as a persecution.

While the modern state of Iran has never attacked another country, Israel's creation was the result of a bellicose war of aggression which continues to this day. While Iran has no proven military nuclear capabilities, Israel's are almost a certainty.

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