US Senators Expect Vote Before December 13 on Trump's Nuclear Power Pact with Saudi Arabia
Critics say the pact lacks key safeguards and could let Saudi Arabia enrich uranium to 20%, raising proliferation risks, lawmakers said.
- On Friday, U.S. senators concerned about proliferation secured a vote on President Donald Trump's proposed nuclear power pact with Saudi Arabia before the December 13 deadline.
- The deal omits safeguards found in the 2009 United Arab Emirates pact; unlike the UAE, this proposal allows Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium to 5%, with levels potentially rising to 20%.
- Classified documents reveal the U.S. intelligence community assesses the kingdom remains open to developing nuclear weapons, while Crown Prince Mohammed has stated Saudi Arabia would acquire them if Iran did.
- Lawmakers recently asked the administration to release two classified "side letters," as critics mark the eighth anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing, an operation intelligence agencies concluded Mohammed approved.
- Trump claimed the deal requires the kingdom to join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel, though congressional aides noted the pact lacks such written conditions; opponents face uncertainty blocking the agreement.
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Democratic US senators have announced that they will urge a vote before December 13 on the Trump administration's nuclear technology-sharing agreement with Saudi Arabia. The agreement would see America share nuclear technology with the Arab kingdom, which Democrats say poses security risks.
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