Nuclear watchdog chief: Extent of Israeli nuclear program ''unknown''

[DuctapeFatwa]

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohammed ElBaradei said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that the scope of Israel's nuclear weapons program constitutes a "mystery" to the IAEA. The nuclear watchdog chief was interviewed during his visit to Libya.

"Unfortunately I can't give a precise viewpoint regarding it because we don't do any inspections in Israel," ElBaradei told Dubai-based Al Arabiya television when asked about the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons program.

"I know that it's a developed program, and Israel does not deny that it has nuclear capability, however the size of the program, the extent of its development, really I can't know."

http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=271224&lang=e&dir=news

[Barrett808]

1. I thought it was well known that Israel has about 200 thermonuclear bombs

I thought Mordechai Vanunu spilled all the beans...

[NNN0LHI]

2. I think it may have something to do with actually acknowledging whether...

...they have them or don't? I think if they are deemed to be in breach of the Non-Proliferation Treaty the US could no longer send aid to Israel? I probably have this screwed up but it does have to do with dollars.

Don

[DuctapeFatwa]

5. LOL I wonder who paid for them (nt)

[MikeGalos]

3. Not likely THERMOnuclear

Those are Hydrogen bombs and all the rumors say nuclear not thermonuclear.

[MikeGalos]

4. deleted

double-posted by accident. (performance of the site seems down tonight)

[Resistance]

6. Israel really scares the crap outta me

They openly murder and steal over there - who knows what the hell could happen should they decide to take on a population who isn't totally disarmed (like the Palestinians are)

[Voltaire99]

7. Send in inspectors, then. (n/t)

[Zhade]

8. Ha! That'll be the day.

The fascist Ariel Sharon, let in inspectors? Not too likely.