A new bipartisan resolution making its way through the Senate is aimed at blocking Saudi Arabia from having any path toward the creation of nuclear weapons, placing severe restrictions on Saudi activities if they accept a US civilian nuclear cooperation deal.
If the Saudis accept US nuclear cooperation, the resolution would forbid
them from any uranium enrichment, and from any attempted reprocessing
of plutonium produced in their reactors. These are the two primary ways
nuclear arms could be produced.
The Trump Administration is reportedly in the process of making exactly
such a cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia, with Energy Secretary Rick
Perry in quiet talks on sharing US civilian nuclear technology with
them.
Congressional anger at the Saudis for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has
fueled a lot of resolutions on US-Saudi relations, trying to place
additional limits on Saudi access to US technology, to prevent abuses in
the future.
Senate Resolution Aims to Stop Saudi Path to Nuclear Arms
Bipartisan bill would put conditions on US nuclear help
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