Report: U.S. Approves Nuclear Agreement With Saudi Arabia
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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The Wall Street Journal , citing White House sources, reported Tuesday that the Trump administration has approved a deal to grant Saudi Arabia a civilian nuclear program.
Under the agreement , Saudi Arabia would receive nuclear power reactors and potentially a facility for enriching uranium locally. The U.S. would in exchange get contracts for American companies to construct those facilities. The Journal reported, “Westinghouse Electric and its AP1000 reactor would be among the biggest beneficiaries.”
Saudi Arabia reportedly rejected monitoring and inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s “Additional Protocol.”
Reactions to the move varied. The Atlantic Council’s director of its Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative presented the move as “a win for the United States over Russia and China,” while Yoel Guzansky, a former member of Israel’s National Security Council and adviser to several prime ministers, told Newsweek that Saudi Arabia has “an aspiration for a nuclear military program. Now, you give them the keys for the car and the driver’s license.”
Harrison Berger is a correspondent at The American Conservative . He has contributed to Drop Site News, The Nation , and Responsible Statecraft. Previously, he was a researcher and producer for System Update with Glenn Greenwald. His work focuses on civil liberties and U.S. foreign policy. He studied Political Science and Russian Studies at Union College (NY).
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