Only eight of the nine states believed to possess nuclear weapons formally acknowledge possessing them.
Sources
- List of states with nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://armscontrolcenter.org/countries/israel/ (armscontrolcenter.org)
- https://www.nti.org/countries/israel/ (nti.org)
- https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/a-brief-history-of-the-israeli-nuclear-program-the-open-secret-at-the-heart-of-the-iran-war/ (mondoweiss.net)
- https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/what-do-we-know-about-israels-nuclear-weapons (middleeasteye.net)
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