Confirmed Kosher Nukes

It is official. The US Army has outed Israel. Israel is estimated to have 200 to 400 nuclear warheads.

After years of ignoring the Israeli nuclear program, the United States' Department of Defense has acknowledged Israel nuclear power status for the first time.

Israel has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of its own nuclear arsenal, but page 37 of the US Joint Forces Command report recognizes the fact, putting it in the same group as Pakistan, India, China, North Korea, Russia, along with an "emerging Iran," Taiwan, and Japan having "the capability to develop nuclear weapons quickly."

According to "The Samson Option" report—an investigative article written by reporter Seymour Hersh—Israel may have 200 to 400 atomic warheads, ready to use as the last resort in case of a massive attack that may put in danger the existence of the country.

Why does this matter? I mean, we already knew, right? Well, first, because the subject has been dodged forever by the US government, including President Barack Obama, who recently ignored the question when asked by zombie White House correspondent Helen Thomas. Second, because to the Symington Amendment—which bans support to countries developing nuclear weapons—this may mean the end of US help to Israel. Well, it never stopped us from pouring billions into Pakistan and India, right?

Probably some poor schmuck at the DOD will get fired and the report will be corrected with a big black marker. Or, it's the Obama Administration's signal flare that we're getting out of the helping Israel business. Have a nice day!