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May 30, 1969John P. Walsh, State Department Executive Secretary toAssistant to the President for National Security Affairs,

'Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program—NSSM 40'

Citation:“John P. Walsh, State Department Executive Secretary to Assistant to the President for NationalSecurity Affairs, 'Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program—NSSM 40',” May 30, 1969, History and PublicPolicy Program Digital Archive, Mandatory declassification review request. Originally published inAvner Cohen and William Burr, eds., National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book #485(September 12, 2014).https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/121096

Summary:This may well be the only formal written interagency response to NSSM 40.The State Department andthe Defense Department agreed that Israel should sign the NPT and provide assurances not toproduce nuclear weapons, but they disagreed on what should be done to get there.

Credits:This document was made possible with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY).

Original Language:English

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