Following reports that this is a specific concern of Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he believes it is a “real risk” that Saudi Arabia will get nukes, and that the US views it as a “top priority” to try to prevent the Saudis from getting such arms.
Recent reports, all centering on the Israeli narrative, claim the Saudis are processing yellowcake uranium, and that they are getting secret help from China that could lead to the acquisition of nuclear arms in the future.
This is an unusual place for the administration to be in, as they general support arming the Saudis to the teeth, and Pompeo has repeatedly gone to bat for the idea that the Saudis need more arms for their “emergency” state. Those are US-made arms, of course.
The concern may be that getting arms from China will change the power structure of the Middle East, with Pompeo saying China’s offer is “too good to be true.” It’s not clear what China offered, or if they offered anything at all, and Saudi interest in nuclear energy could easily explain away the uranium processing.
I don’t understand. Saudi’s hatred is reserved for Iran according to the US, so why not give them Nukes?
Everyone ‘loves’ Israel.
Poor Americans.
They think they are exceptional, but deep in their hearts they know the world hates their guts because of their hypocrisy and their arrogance.
They also know deep down, that any country with the means, would bomb the shirt out of them if they had half the chance.
So, yeah, let’s not let anyone, except countries which are too strong to confront, have nuclear weapons they can use against us, even if they are allies.
Pompeo is a fat useless limp dick. Get rid of him.
“Pompeo is a fat useless limp dick. Get rid of him.”
We’ll see who Biden brings in. While it is difficult to believe it can be worse, we really don’t know.
well now that saud and israel are pals it will be a simple matter for saud to get nuke weapons
The Israelis have a problem with other Middle East nations having nukes. The relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia is built on sand.
There is just one solid oasis in the desert they share — how to use US to the max.
Wow, I got a scare, when I clicked Bianca, Discus said she had gone private…”Deal With It”.. bUT moments later it showed her comments… Thank Dios…!!!
China is just smoke screen…! It is US and UK that are helping Saudi’s building yellow cake….! Because they both want to keep milking them for arms and weapons indefinitely….!
Israel and the US are the ones building Saudi nukes. Pompeo is a liar. Trump green-lighted nuclear technology sale to SA last year.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-approved-nuclear-deals-saudi-arabia-khashoggi/story?id=63492793
No, they did not green- lighted Saudi technology sale. Pompeo and Trump tried to preempt Saudi search for nuclear energy partner. What was approved was a generous offer to engage US consulting firm to help them — etc. US has no experience in nuclear power plants.
I’d say keeping the US from having nukes is an even greater priority, since they have an unhinged President with access to the nuclear button. Oh, wait…they already have over 6185 of them.
“since they have an unhinged President with access to the nuclear button.”
And this president actually asked “why can’t we use them?”
He’s a lunatic.
“He’s a lunatic.”
I’m inclined to believe most of them are, Trump is just less intelligent and more obvious about it.
“US views it as a ‘top priority’ to try to prevent the Saudis from getting such arms.”
Right, we don’t want them to have nukes, yet we arm them with enough conventional weapons to directly or indirectly kill tens of thousands of Yemenis.