← Back to context Comment by xenospn 2 years ago What’s an illegal Nuke? 4 comments xenospn Reply cma 2 years ago He might have been thinking of how aid to Israel in the US is illegal under a law which prohibits aid to nuclear states that aren't party to the non-proliferation treaty. adastra22 2 years ago How does the US give aid to Pakistan then? cma 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symington_Amendment#Legal_issu...There are waivers allowed from the executive branch and I believe Pakistan got one after 9/11 with some antiterrorism benchmarks (conditional aid).As I understand it the US doesn't acknowledge Israel is nuclear armed and so doesn't give them a waiver congruent with the law. objektif 2 years ago [dead]
cma 2 years ago He might have been thinking of how aid to Israel in the US is illegal under a law which prohibits aid to nuclear states that aren't party to the non-proliferation treaty. adastra22 2 years ago How does the US give aid to Pakistan then? cma 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symington_Amendment#Legal_issu...There are waivers allowed from the executive branch and I believe Pakistan got one after 9/11 with some antiterrorism benchmarks (conditional aid).As I understand it the US doesn't acknowledge Israel is nuclear armed and so doesn't give them a waiver congruent with the law.
adastra22 2 years ago How does the US give aid to Pakistan then? cma 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symington_Amendment#Legal_issu...There are waivers allowed from the executive branch and I believe Pakistan got one after 9/11 with some antiterrorism benchmarks (conditional aid).As I understand it the US doesn't acknowledge Israel is nuclear armed and so doesn't give them a waiver congruent with the law.
cma 2 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symington_Amendment#Legal_issu...There are waivers allowed from the executive branch and I believe Pakistan got one after 9/11 with some antiterrorism benchmarks (conditional aid).As I understand it the US doesn't acknowledge Israel is nuclear armed and so doesn't give them a waiver congruent with the law.
He might have been thinking of how aid to Israel in the US is illegal under a law which prohibits aid to nuclear states that aren't party to the non-proliferation treaty.
How does the US give aid to Pakistan then?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symington_Amendment#Legal_issu...
There are waivers allowed from the executive branch and I believe Pakistan got one after 9/11 with some antiterrorism benchmarks (conditional aid).
As I understand it the US doesn't acknowledge Israel is nuclear armed and so doesn't give them a waiver congruent with the law.
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