Who decides who can have nuclear arms?

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The United States and Israel attacked Iran, saying it could not have a nuclear weapon, which Tehran denied it was trying to build.

The US and Israel are among nine countries armed with nuclear weapons.

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So who decides who can have nuclear arms? And have the actions of Israel and the US increased the risks that more countries will want them?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Tariq Rauf, former head of verification and security policy coordination at the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Laicie Heeley, a nuclear arms control and non-proliferation specialist, and editor-in-chief of Inkstick Media in Washington, DC.
Tariq Ali, a historian and editor at the New Left Review journal in London.

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