The recently concluded 53rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has passed a resolution urging Israel to join the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). It also asked Israel to put its entire nuclear programme under IAEA inspection. <br/>A senior official of the IAEA, said that it was the first time in nearly 20 years that the world body has passed a resolution directly addressing Israel's nuclear programme. The non-binding resolution was passed by a 49-45 margin with 16 abstentions. Israel's delegate David Danieli said his country will not cooperate with this resolution. <br/>Israel not only has conventional military superiority in West Asia but is widely suspected to possess nuclear weapons, including land, air and sea three-dimensional nuclear strike capability. <br/>