Israel Narrowly Escapes Rap In Nuclear Agency Vote

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AFP - A proposed resolution by Arab states criticising Israel's widely-rumoured atomic arsenal was narrowly defeated Friday at a gathering of the UN nuclear agency.

Following a lively debate at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual general conference, the measure, supported by Iran, was defeated by 51 votes against and 43 in favour with 32 abstentions.

Israel is widely assumed to have nuclear weapons but has never acknowledged it and is not a signatory to the landmark Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

The Jewish state is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency but is not subject to IAEA inspections except for at a small research facility.

The resolution debated at the meeting of all 159 IAEA member states expressed "concern about Israeli nuclear capabilities and calls upon Israel to accede to the NPT and place all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive IAEA safeguards".

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1. When do the US, France and UK start bombing their weapons of mass destruction?

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Or, do they get an intermediate option to turn over their WMDs to international control?

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2. I'm gonna hold my breath until I turn blue

Or not.

"The Jewish state is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency but is not subject to IAEA inspections except for at a small research facility."

How convenient...