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NEW | U.S. Democrats demand transparency over Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal -AlJazeera Thirty U.S. House Democrats have called for an end to Washington’s “official ambiguity” regarding Israel’s nuclear weapons program, urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to provide full transparency. In a joint statement, lawmakers said the U.S. is effectively aligned with a country whose nuclear capabilities it refuses to acknowledge, warning that this double standard undermines non-proliferation efforts in the Middle East. They stressed that Congress has a constitutional duty to understand the region’s nuclear balance and risks of escalation, noting that Iran’s nuclear pursuit does not occur in a vacuum but is influenced by the perceived capabilities of others, including Israel. The lawmakers concluded by calling on the U.S. to hold Israel to the same standards of transparency applied to all other countries regarding nuclear weapons.