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The US deal to normalise relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel brings risks of a Middle East #nuclear arms race

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The risk of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East is ‘acute’, a former
British ambassador to Riyadh has warned, amid reports that the US could
help Saudi Arabia develop a civil nuclear programme in exchange for
normalising relations with Israel.

Joe Biden’s administration is working
keenly on a package of agreements that would see Riyadh formally recognise
Israel’s nationhood, becoming the biggest Arab power to do so since the
Jewish state was founded in 1948. Riyadh has made US assistance with its
civil nuclear programme a key demand of the talks.

Under the terms of the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported last week, US and Israeli officials
are discussing a potential US-run uranium enrichment centre on Saudi soil.

Telegraph 1st Oct 2023

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/01/saudi-nuclear-israel-recognise-deal-price-warning-race/

October 5, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | MIDDLE EAST, Uranium, weapons and war