US must be transparent about Israel's nuclear programme, Democrat lawmakers say

US must be transparent about Israel's nuclear programme, Democrat lawmakers say Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Wed, 05/06/2026 - 11:35 Washington should hold Israel to same standards as others and end decades-long ambiguity over its nuclear weapons, 30 House Democrats tell Rubio This picture taken on 22 April 2021 shows a view of a road sign directing towards the city of Dimona, close to the nuclear facility in the southern Negev desert (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off The US should hold Israel to the same standards as other countries and end its decades-long ambiguity over Israel’s secretive nuclear capabilities, a group of 30 House Democrats has said. The lawmakers signed a joint letter on Monday and sent it to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “We are, in the fullest sense, fighting this war side by side with a country whose potential nuclear weapons program the United States government officially refuses to acknowledge,” they wrote.