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US nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia sparks proliferation concerns

A deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia to equip the kingdom with a civilian nuclear programme has provoked a flood of questions about the risks of nuclear proliferation. If Riyadh had wanted to just have US backing for a civilian program, it would have done so years ago... the goal is to get US support for a deal that doesn't fully exclude a pathway to a weapons program, analyst Michael Horowitz wrote, in a post on X. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stressed there are safeguards against proliferation.

24 Jul 2026 8:42 pm