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Nuclear Zero Fact Sheet #7
Israeli Policy On Weapons Of Mass Destruction

These are the positions of Israel and other Middle Eastern nations on international treaties on weapons of mass destruction:

• on nuclear weapons: Israel is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. All other potential members of a MENWFZ are parties.
• on chemical weapons: Israel has signed but not ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention. Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt and Syria have not signed;
• on biological weapons: Israel has not signed. Egypt, Syria and the United Arab Emirates have signed but not ratified