The U.S. is building a nuclear power plant in Israel as part of a broader investment in AI and data centers. But wait—isn’t that illegal? After all, Israel isn’t part of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Well, it’s complicated.
Israel never signed the treaty—largely because of that “sock factory” it built in Dimona in the 1960s, which it preferred to keep away from international inspectors. As a non-signatory, the U.S. is technically barred from transferring nuclear technology to Israel. But here’s the catch—it’s not transferring anything.
The new nuclear facility will sit on Israeli soil, but under American sovereignty. Legally, that makes it no different from a reactor in North Carolina. Except this American power plant will only power foreign clients—Israel’s data centers—strengthening a key node in Washington’s emerging Pax Silica Alliance.
What is this alliance?
It’s the U.S.’s grand plan to secure high-tech manufacturing—from chips to AI—through a trusted network of partners such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Great Britain and, for some reason, Qatar.
Israel’s place in that network is obvious. Its human capital, technical expertise and geographic centrality make it indispensable. The plan calls for Israel to become an AI hub. The problem? Israel is energy-poor. As Golda Meir once quipped, “Moses led us through the desert for forty years to bring us to the one place in the Middle East without oil.” While she was slightly off in her criticism of Moses, Israel found major gas reserves in the Mediterranean in 2010, there is not enough gas to power the scale of AI Israel is aspiring to.
This problem was discussed during Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December—nuclear energy was their solution.
Now Israel can finally say it has at least one nuclear reactor—maybe more.
Israel had oil. We gave it away. The Rebbe screamed, no one listened
The rebbe always said the energy solution is nuclear. They’re late but better late than never.
The Rebbe spoke of various alternatives including SOLAR