of Georgetown Universitv in the United States of America asserted that Israel possessed between 50 and 100 nuelear bombsi (b) Numerous sources have stated that Tsrael has installed Jericho II nuclear nissiles in the Golan Heights and the Negev deserti (c) Assertions by Tsraelis and by members of the Cabinet that fsrael is capable of pro<lucing nuclear lreapons, and the growi.ng fears of the Government of the United States of fsrael's possession of nuclear weaponsi (d) Israelrs obtaining, in an illegal manner, detonator timing devices and 41 tons of spent uranium capable of being used i.n the manufacturing of nuclear vreapons. 5. Given this background the region must first be made free of nuclear hteapons as a first step towards maki,ng it really free of nuclear rteapons. It is also our understanding that verification of the regionrs being free of all nuclear r^teapons comes about through verification by the In'ternational Atomic Energy Aqency and under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. 6. Persistenee in not taking the above-mentioned first step is, in itself, tantamount to actual possession of nucl-ear hreapons. It is, therefore, a violation of the basic prineiples on which any nuclear-weapon-free zone in the t"liddle East nay be based. The mounting evidence that Israe1 has obtained nuclear weapons, some of which we have mentioned, is based only on its actions during 1984 and 1985" Such conduct has an orientation opoosite to that required to achieve the goal.A/ 40 / 442/Add. I English Page 4 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC lOr i9 inal: Arabic I [9 September 1985J 1. The Syrian Arab Republic bas consistently supported the principle ofestablishing nuclear-weapon-free zones in the world, considering such action to be of importance in serving the general goals of disarmanent and reduction in tension,leading in particular to the pronotion of international peace and security.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, specifically the possession of such weapons by Israel. The language used is formal and official, indicating that it is a government document. The content focuses on the threat posed by Israel's nuclear capabilities and the need for the region to be made free of nuclear weapons. This suggests that the text is related to international relations, security, and diplomacy.

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