Nuclear weapons in the middle east

[Gromit]

After the Israeli Prime Minister's recent gaffe in admitting publicly the existence of Israel Nuclear arsenal, (200 warheads at the last count) Iran has written to the UN Security Council compeling it to make Israel disarm and to accede to the Nuclear Non-Profileration Treaty.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E8F80F7 F-E1A8-49A5-8424-EAA471228126.htm

A bit of mischief on Iran's part maybe, but are the US and UK operating a double standard in the middle east?

[Lonnie]

I take your point Gromit, and I apologise.

[kwicky]

Israel should have nothing to fear from a nuclear attack by Iran. The USA with its missile defence system would just put interceptor missiles on Israel's soil. Just as they put patriot missiles there to protect them from scud missiles from Iraq.

[jno]

Ahmadinejad says Iran is now a nuclear power

http://wpherald.com/articles/2685/1/Ahmadineja d-declares-Iran-a-nuclear-power/Restates-Irans -right-to-nuclear-technology.html

Worth bearing in mind that his popularity has taken a bit of a hit this week, judging by results in council elections which didn't go his way

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1070 364