The Wall Street Journal reports President Trump has approved a 30-year US-Saudi
nuclear cooperation agreement that would allow Saudi Arabia to develop civil
nuclear projects and could permit uranium enrichment on Saudi soil. The deal,
reported to be worth billions of dollars, aims to give US companies a dominant
role in Saudi nuclear infrastructure and to exclude other foreign competitors;
US firms would build enrichment facilities if joint US-Saudi research deems them
necessary. Administration officials say the pact is intended to preserve US
influence over Riyadh’s nuclear program and reduce the risk of diversion for
military use. The agreement will be sent to Congress for review in coming days
and may face opposition from lawmakers citing proliferation risks amid regional
instability.
