Hans Blix Calls for Nuclear Consistency

While the world and the west are focused on Iran's nuclear capbilities, former UN weapons inspector Hans blix threw out a curveball to Israel on Thursday, which is suspected of having approximately 200 nuclear weapons:

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran and Israel should both end nuclear enrichment as part of a renewed drive to rid the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction, a panel led by former U.N. arms inspector Hans Blix said on Thursday.
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The report could embarrass Israel, which has never admitted having nuclear arms and, unlike Iran, is not a member of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

And, on nuclear testing:

The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission also recommended adopting a treaty banning nuclear testing by all nuclear powers that have not already done so, including the United States, China, India and Pakistan.

"The reality is that if the U.S. were to ratify, then China would. If China did, India would. If India did, Pakistan would. If Pakistan did, then Iran would. It would set in motion a good domino effect," Blix told a news conference.

The recommendations were among 60 offered by the panel, set up by Sweden's government three years ago to pump new life into global disarmament efforts and help free the world of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

Of course, as long as Bush is in power or, frankly, as long as a US administration that is beholden to the military industrial complex still exists, the ban on testing will remain a pipe dream.