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At least 13 countries in the oil-rich Middle East have recently announced plans to pursue nuclear energy programs.

Israel's nuclear arsenal and Iran's nuclear ambitions hang over the Middle East and Persian Gulf like a sword, raising the specter of a region crowded with unstable nuclear-armed states. Yet all sides have acknowledged that they are better off in a region where no one has nuclear weapons than in one where many nations have them.

Estimated total nuclear weapons: Israel 80

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