US lawmakers call for transparency on Israel's nuclear weapons amid Iran conflict
A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting the US government break its decades-long silence on Israel's nuclear capabilities. The lawmakers cited the US-Israel conflict with Iran as reason for urgency in clarifying the nuclear balance in the Middle East. Israel has maintained a policy of nuclear opacity since possessing weapons in the 1960s, while the US has historically preserved ambiguity on the issue despite bipartisan congressional support for Israel.
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