Israel nuclear weapons

Iran claims it stole thousands of Israeli intel. materials, including nuclear docs. - report

According to reports by sources to Iranian-affiliated media, the documents were allegedly transferred from within Israel to Iranian territory.

 (Illustrative) A classified document over an Iranian and Israeli flag.
 A view of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev desert outside Dimona, now called the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center.

Qatar demands all Israeli nuclear facilities be brought under IAEA safeguards

 View of the nuclear reactor in Dimona, Southern Israel. August 13, 2016.

Israel to upgrade plutonium in Dimona nuclear reactor – report

 Russia's new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this screengrab taken from a video released on November 5, 2023

International spending on nuclear weapons up 13% amid Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas wars


Speak softly and carry a big nuclear arsenal: Israel must enhance military self-reliance - opinion

Israel’s nuclear capabilities, though never officially confirmed, are widely recognized as part of its national defense strategy.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken arrives for the Summit for Democracy, in South Korea this week. The gradual shift in the historic US-Israel alliance has been partly influenced by a greater influence given to the State Department under Blinken, the writer maintains.

Russia says Israeli nuclear remark raises 'huge number of questions'

Asked in a radio interview about a hypothetical nuclear option, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu had replied: "That's one way."

 Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu attends a ceremony at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 19, 2023.

'Dimona': Will Israel's nuclear deterrence stop Iran? - review

The book investigates the nuclear dimension in the wars that broke out after 1967, both from Israel’s point of view and from the perspective of the Arab confrontational states.

View of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona

Nuclear arsenals grow as global arms race takes shape - analysis

The increase in nuclear arsenals has raised eyebrows in the Middle East and other regions. Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and continues to enrich uranium.  

 A German Campact (Campaign and Action) activist casts his shadow as he demonstrates against the nuclear plans of the German government in Berlin, October 25, 2010

UN says Israel must give up nuclear weapons in lopsided vote

Ukraine was absent from the vote after supporting the initial text.

View of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona

Israel must get rid of its nuclear weapons, UNGA majority decides

Israel never admitted to possess nuclear weapons, but nevertheless, the UNGA resolution was aimed at Israel, not Iran.

 PRIME MINISTER Yair Lapid addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, last week.

What makes a nuclear weapon a 'tactical nuke'? - explainer

Nuclear warfare does not have a singular definition of weapons, though tactical nuclear weapons have important characteristics worth noting.

  A missile launch is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

'Nuclear agreement with Iran is very close' - EU Foreign Minister

Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, says the agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear status is very close to signature in Doha forum.

Josep Borrell speaks at a news conference on the Russian military operation against Ukraine, at EU headquarters in Brussels on Sunday

Iran says it will end snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met

"Tehran has informed UN watchdog about its plan next week to end sweeping inspection powers given to the agency under the nuclear pact."

IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi listens as head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali-Akbar Salehi delivers his speech at the opening of the IAEA General Conference at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 21, 2020

Fire in Iran - Why are the Iran explosions happening now?

These actions inside Iran send a strong message to the Islamic Republic - that it is vulnerable.

View of a damage building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020.

Knesset rejects international nuclear oversight

Asked by Zahalka if Israel had a nuclear plant in Dimona, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Israel made sure there would be no nuclear weapons in Iraq and Syria.

View of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona