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Re:Israel launches strikes against Iran, Defense Minister says by dlubarov on Friday June 13, 2025 @10:02PM (#44273722)
What do you mean about defiance of the NPT? Israel isn't a party to it; Iran is a party but hasn't complied with it.
Re:Israel launches strikes against Iran, Defense Minister says by runarberg on Friday June 13, 2025 @11:18PM (#44273955)
Neither is North Korea, but people still claim (justifiably) that North Korea is in defiance to the treaty.

The NPT is de-facto a universal treaty, any UN member who is not a member is in defiance even though de-jure they are not. Simply put, what I am saying is, Israel—along with North Korea, India, and Pakistan—are going against the expectation of the rest of the world when it comes to nuclear non-proliferation. They are in defiance with the nuclear norms of the international community.

Note that people also said the USA was in defiance to climate change treaties when they failed to ratify Kyoto, and when they withdrew from Paris.

Re:Israel launches strikes against Iran, Defense Minister says by dlubarov on Saturday June 14, 2025 @02:10AM (#44274554)
I wouldn't say such a universal expectation exists; NPT itself has a mechanism for states to withdraw based on "the supreme interests of its country". Countries with generally unthreatening neighbors might be expected to sign; Israel certainly doesn't fall into that category.
Re:Israel launches strikes against Iran, Defense Minister says by guelo on Sunday June 15, 2025 @07:05PM (#44285539)
So Israel is enforcing a treaty they're not a part to?
Re:Israel launches strikes against Iran, Defense Minister says by dlubarov on Sunday June 15, 2025 @08:07PM (#44285754)
Not really, they're responding to what they consider an existential threat against them. If you were to ask them to justify the legality of their operation, the argument would presumably be based on self-defense (Article 51), not the NPT.

Iran didn't have to join the NPT, but by voluntarily joining and then essentially failing IAEA inspections (suggesting that they're probably enriching uranium beyond the levels required for any civilian purpose), they've helped Israel make its case for self-defense.

Re:Israel launches strikes against Iran, Defense Minister says by slt2021 on Thursday June 19, 2025 @01:46AM (#44315814)
Using this argument Palestine Syria Egypt Lebanon Turkey Iraq Iran all need nukes since they face existential threat from israel