"Donald Trump appeared to admit Israel had nuclear weapons as he spoke at a lunch with Trump Kennedy Centre board members on Monday. "One of your advisors, David Sachs, said the other week that the US should, quote, 'declare victory and get out of the Iran war'. He also warned that if the conflict escalates, Israel may contemplate the use of a nuclear weapon. Has he shared that assessment with you?" one reporter asked. "No. Yes, and Israel wouldn't do that. Israel would never do that. And, yeah, there's, no, there's a theory. You've pounded them to hell, and you can just leave now, and it'll take 10 years for them to build back not nearly what they have right now," he replied. Israel has never officially admitting to possessing nuclear weapons and Trump also didn't specifically say they did. "