רוביא איבער די נוקלעארע מעגליכקייטן פון די מדינה: "רוב וועלט גלייבט אז זיי פארמאגן נוקלעארע וואפן."
Senator Marco Rubio delivered a rare frank admission about Israel's nuclear capabilities, telling Congress that "most of the world assesses that they do" possess nuclear weapons even though Israel has never officially acknowledged it. When Rep. Castro pressed Rubio to confirm whether Israel has nuclear weapons for Congress and the American people, the senator responded that U.S. foreign policy deliberately avoids discussing it that way "for a variety of reasons."
Rubio's candid remarks underscore the delicate balance in U.S.-Israel relations, where strategic ambiguity serves both nations' security interests while maintaining plausible deniability on one of the Middle East's most sensitive issues. The exchange highlights how Washington continues to support Israel's security without publicly confirming what many governments already believe, preserving a policy framework that has shaped decades of Middle East diplomacy.
Rep. Castro: Will you tell us, the Congress and the American people, whether Israel possesses nuclear weapons?
Rubio: Speaking frankly, I think most of the world assesses that they do, but they’ve never acknowledged that, probably. And as a feature of our foreign policy, for a variety of reasons, we don’t discuss it in that way.
