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What’s an illegal Nuke?
by xenospn 3y ago
What’s an illegal Nuke?
- objektif 3y ago[dead]
- cma 3y agoHe might have been thinking of how aid to Israel in the US is illegal under a law which prohibits aid to nuclear states that aren't party to the non-proliferation treaty.
- adastra22 3y agoHow does the US give aid to Pakistan then?
- cma 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symington_Amendment#Legal_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symington_Amendment#Legal_issu... There are waivers allowed from the executive branch and I believe Pakistan got one after 9/11 with some antiterrorism benchmarks (conditional aid). As I understand it the US doesn't acknowledge Israel is nuclear armed and so doesn't give them a waiver congruent with the law.