Australia still denies Israel's open secret of a nuclear arsenal

By Phillip Dorling
Updated April 15 2014 - 3:08am, first published 3:00am
Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans has publically described Israel as one of 'nine nuclear-armed states' committed to the 'indefinite retention' of their arsenals. Photo: Peter Rae
Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans has publically described Israel as one of 'nine nuclear-armed states' committed to the 'indefinite retention' of their arsenals. Photo: Peter Rae

Secret government files reveal that Australian governments, diplomats and spies have known for more than 30 years that Israel has an arsenal of nuclear weapons, while continuing to deny any knowledge of its existence to the point of misleading Parliament.

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