Re:The pro-Israel information war
by xenospn on Friday December 08, 2023 @09:06PM
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What’s an illegal Nuke?
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Burrito spot in Tel Aviv.
He 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.
How does the US give aid to Pakistan then?
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.