[News] Arab League chief exposes secret US deal shielding 'Israel’s' nukes

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  Arab League chief exposes secret US deal shielding 'Israel’s' nukes

Al Mayadeen English
October 27, 2025
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Aboul Gheit accuses Washington of misleading Arab states on nuclear 
disarmament, revealing a secret US-Israeli pact shields Tel Aviv's 
undeclared nuclear arsenal.

  * Arab League chief exposes secret US deal shielding 'Israel’s' nukes
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    This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the Shimon
    Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center near the city of Dimona,
    occupied Palestine, July 5, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has revealed what he 
described as a “secret agreement” between the United States and 
“Israel,” under which Washington pledged to remain silent about 
“Israel’s” nuclear arsenal 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-declassifies-explosive-documents-on--israel-s--nuclear-ar> 
in exchange for its permanent secrecy.

In a televised interview with Egypt’s /Sada El-Balad/ channel, Aboul 
Gheit explained that “the agreement stipulates that Israel pledges never 
to speak, no matter how many centuries pass, about its nuclear arsenal, 
while America, in turn, promises to remain silent.”

The Arab League chief accused Washington of deceiving Arab nations, 
recalling meetings in Cairo and Washington where US officials urged 
Egypt to ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in return for 
US pressure on “Israel” to follow suit. “Egypt refused,” he said, noting 
that such pressure “never materialized.”


    US protects Israeli nuclear weapons

Aboul Gheit attributed the global silence surrounding “Israel’s” 
undeclared nuclear weapons to US protection, describing “Israel” as 
being “shielded by the dominant military-political pole that has ruled 
the world since the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1990.”

The former Egyptian foreign minister further explained that Cairo has 
deliberately refrained from ratifying conventions on chemical or 
biological weapons, emphasizing that it “saw no need for a nuclear 
deterrent” because “its drawbacks far outweigh any potential benefit.”

He added that Egyptian diplomacy has consistently advocated for a Middle 
East free of weapons of mass destruction, asserting that international 
inspections of “Israel’s” nuclear facilities could become “inevitable".

Aboul Gheit concluded by warning that such developments could trigger a 
regional existential crisis, compelling Washington to reconsider its 
long-standing protection of “Israel,” noting that “Israel couldn’t even 
use its nuclear weapons during the 1973 war.”


    Dimona facility gets upgrade: Is 'Israel' hiking its nuclear program?

Satellite imagery has revealed intensified construction work 
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at the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, a site long believed 
to be central to "Israel's" clandestine nuclear weapons program. The 
facility, located near the city of Dimona in the Negev desert, is 
drawing renewed international attention amid signs that "Israel" may be 
advancing its nuclear capabilities,as /The Independent/had speculated in 
September.

The latest images, captured on July 5 by/Planet Labs PBC/, show expanded 
activity at the site, including what appears to be a deep underground 
facility with multiple levels. Thick concrete retaining walls and large 
cranes are visible, indicating major development at a previously 
excavated area. Analysts suggest that this could signal the construction 
of a new heavy water reactor orpossibly a facility for assembling 
nuclear warheads 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/tehran-unravels-documents-revealing-secret-iaea--israel--col>.

This comes after earlier satellite images in 2021 showed the initial 
stages of digging, a rectangular hole approximately 150 meters long and 
60 meters wide, near the site’s original heavy water reactor.

According to the report, seven nuclear experts who reviewed the 
satellite imagery agreed that the construction is likely connected 
to"Israel's" long-suspected nuclear weapons program 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/in-pictures/-israel-s--nuclear-arsenal--off-the-record--global-double-st>. 
Three of them suggested the size and structure of the construction area 
indicate it is most likely a new heavy water reactor. These reactors are 
capable of producing plutonium, a key ingredient in nuclear weapons.

The remaining four experts also acknowledged the possibility of a 
reactor but proposed that the construction could involve a nuclear 
warhead assembly facility, though they noted the project is still in its 
early stages and definitive conclusions are premature.

“It’s probably a reactor — that judgment is circumstantial, but that’s 
the nature of these things,” said Jeffrey Lewis of the James Martin 
Center for Nonproliferation Studies. “It’s very hard to imagine it is 
anything else.”


    Lack of international oversight fuels speculation

"Israel" maintains a policy of nuclear ambiguity, neither confirming nor 
denying the possession of nuclear weapons. The occupation entity has 
never signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), making it one of 
only four countries outside the agreement. As a result, the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has no authority to inspect 
the Dimona facility, aside from the separate Soreq research reactor.

The IAEA, when asked about the construction, reiterated that "Israel" is 
not obligated to provide details about any nuclear facilities other than 
Soreq.

“Israel doesn’t allow any international inspections or verification of 
what it’s doing, which forces the public to speculate,” said Lyman.


    'Israel's' nuclear ambiguity, regional impact

The facility at Dimona was first built in the late 1950s, following 
multiple wars with neighboring Arab states after the establishment of 
"Israel" in 1948. Since then, the program has remained shrouded in 
secrecy. In the 1980s, whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu exposed photos and 
details from inside the site, leading international experts to estimate 
that"Israel" possesses dozens of nuclear warheads 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--owns-90-nuclear-warheads--ican>.

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists estimated in 2022 that "Israel" holds 
around 90 nuclear warheads. It is believed to rely primarily on heavy 
water reactors for plutonium production, similar to India and Pakistan.

This development comes shortly after joint US-Israeli airstrikes in June 
targeted nuclear facilities across Iran, including the heavy water 
reactor at Arak, citing concerns over Tehran’s potential nuclear ambitions.

With no international oversight and little transparency, the expanded 
construction at the Dimona nuclear facility deepens existing concerns 
about the nature and scale of "Israel’s" nuclear arsenal, and what its 
continued growth may mean for regional and global stability.

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