Israel rejects call to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

[Ed Barrow]

Israel has rejected as "flawed and hypocritical" a declaration by signatories of a global anti-nuclear arms treaty that urged it to sign the pact and make its atomic facilities subject to UN inspections.

All 189 parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, including the United States, called on Friday in a declaration that singled out Israel for a conference in 2012 to discuss banning weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.

"As a non-signatory state of the NPT, Israel is not obligated by the decisions of this conference, which has no authority over Israel," the Israeli government said in an emailed statement.

"Given the distorted nature of this resolution, Israel will not be able to take part in its implementation," it said.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/world/3754928/Israel-rejects-anti-nuclear-treaty

[David__77]

1. I think NPT should be scrapped completely.

It's an unequal treaty. Sovereign states should not participate in such treaties if they wish to maintain their independence.