Opinion on Israeli Nuclear Policy
(Updated October 2013)
Do you think Israel should or should not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
(The Peace Index, October 2013)
| |
General Public |
Jews |
Arabs |
| Should Sign |
28.7% |
20.8% |
69.1% |
| Should Not Sign |
62.2% |
70.7% |
19.1% |
| Don't Know |
9.1% |
8.6% |
11.7 |
Under what conditions would it be justified to use nuclear weapons?
(Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies)
| |
1986 |
1987 |
1991 |
1993 |
1998 |
| Reponse to Nuclear Attack |
|
99% |
99% |
98% |
99% |
| Response to gas or biological attack |
|
|
85% |
84% |
86% |
| In desperate military situation |
91% |
|
|
|
|
| To avoid defeat in war |
|
60% |
53% |
58% |
45% |
| To save many lives |
63% |
53% |
48% |
41% |
25%c |
| To save fews lives |
18% |
19% |
20% |
17% |
c |
| If the Golan Heights were taken |
|
|
|
18% |
21% |
| Instead of using the regular army |
13% |
13% |
12% |
8% |
12% |
What is your opinion on the following arms control issues?
(Jaffee Center for
Strategic Studies)
| |
1991 |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
| Prohibit nonconventional weapons to all nations of
the region |
75% |
71% |
43% |
82% |
| Prevent outside arms supply to nations of the region |
64% |
66% |
57% |
63% |
| Enlarge demilitarized zones |
60% |
67% |
65% |
68% |
| Reduce size of armies |
54% |
56% |
56% |
56% |
How do you view Israel's Nuclear Policy?
(Israel Yearbook
and Almanac 1999)
|
1987 |
1998 |
| Israel should develop nuclear weapons |
78% |
92% |
| If Israel has developed nuclear weapons, it should keep their
existence secret. |
65% |
78% |
|