Saudi Nuclear Assistance Agreement
June 10th, 2008 by Adam
In the Wall Street Journal, Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) decries a little noticed agreement signed last month in Saudi Arabia between the kingdom and the U.S. regarding nuclear technology. According to Markey, the deal allows the U.S. to assist Saudi Arabia in developing nuclear reactors, train nuclear engineers, and construct nuclear infrastructure. Even though the Saudis have promised not to develop uranium enrichment or spent fuel processing, Markey worries that, “Saudi Arabia’s petrodollars could flow to the dangerous expansion of nuclear technologies in the most volatile region of the world.”
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