Israel is believed to have acquired nuclear weapons around 1967 but has never openly tested or formally acknowledged possessing them.
Sources
- List of states with nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://armscontrolcenter.org/countries/israel/ (armscontrolcenter.org)
- https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/israel-nuclear-weapons-dimona-deception-cia-jfk-eisenhower-lbj-ben-gurion/ (foreignpolicy.com)
- https://carnegie.ru/commentary/82790 (carnegie.ru)
- https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/israeli-nuclear-program/ (ahf.nuclearmuseum.org)
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