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I was thinking about this more and I'm betting it wasn't an accidental disclosure.  If you have nukes, sure you have them for their pure defensive power.  However, if your neighbor is aiming their nukes at you, you want their deterrent effects as well.  To get those effects you have to disclose that you posses them. 

I'd lay odds Israel was under some pressure not to admit their weapons program because of some UN problems, or problems for allies and the like.  They needed an "oopsie" way to get the message across to their enemies that they can defend themselves without coming off threatening and without pissing off whoever gave them their nukes *cough*