Only eight of the nine states believed to possess nuclear weapons formally acknowledge possessing them.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, Arms Control Center, NTI, Mondoweiss, Middle East Eye) that Israel maintains a policy of nuclear ambiguity while the other eight states formally acknowledge their nuclear arsenals.
Sources
- List of states with nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://armscontrolcenter.org/countries/israel/ (armscontrolcenter.org)
- https://www.nti.org/countries/israel/ (nti.org)
- https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/a-brief-history-of-the-israeli-nuclear-program-the-open-secret-at-the-heart-of-the-iran-war/ (mondoweiss.net)
- https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/what-do-we-know-about-israels-nuclear-weapons (middleeasteye.net)