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Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warn

The 123 Agreement could grant Saudi Arabia uranium enrichment capabilities, raising concerns of a Middle East arms race and prompting calls for congressional review.

  • Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States.
  • The documents raise concerns that the Trump administration has not carefully considered the proliferation risks posed by its proposed nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.
  • The United Arab Emirates signed an agreement with the U.S. to build its Barakah nuclear power plant without seeking enrichment, which nonproliferation experts have held up as the gold standard.
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Saudi Arabia could carry out some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom, due to a proposed nuclear agreement with the U.S., according to documents from the U.S. Congress and an arms control group, which raises proliferation concerns amid an atomic pulse between Tehran and Washington. U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden tried to reach a nuclear pact with Riyadh to share U.S. technology. Non-proliferation experts warn that the start…

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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