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Why is a proposed US-Saudi nuclear pact causing alarm in Washington and the Middle East?

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
38 distinct posts / 48h, matching East 24 Middle 21 Washington 11 Saudi 3
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8d ago Worth noting that Saudi Arabia funded the Pakistani nuclear program and it’s long been rumored that part of that funding allowed Saudi Arabia to take delivery of off-the-shelf nuclear missiles that… -7.0
8d ago I suspect they’re transferring nuclear know how to KSA. It’s probably the long thing that Pakistan has that Saudi Arabia would be interested in acquiring. -2.5
10d ago Please do not tell me that as an extension of his deal with the Boeing 747 from Qatar / Middle East... That this happened and that theoretically I am the only reason (for now) that Saudi Arabia / … ×3 -8.0
8d ago Kazakhstan’s uranium role is becoming a strategic advantage. As Astana and Washington deepen civil nuclear cooperation, uranium supply, SMR potential and energy security are moving Kazakhstan clos… +6.0
9d ago In an era of localized conflicts and "America First" foreign policy, relying on Washington to risk nuclear war for allies is no longer credible. Allies in Asia and Europe must adapt to this new str… -1.0
9d ago #US and #Israel are broadening their military campaign against #Iran, expanding target lists without compelling evidence of Iran's nuclear weapon pursuit. This isn't about 'destabilizing activitie… -8.0
9d ago What Trump is not telling you: Burden shifting does not mean US withdrawal from NATO. Why? Finland trained 1M men and women to fight in Artic conditions, 100 km away from Russian nuclear heads a… ×2 -6.0
9d ago #Syria reports intercepting advanced weapons en route to #Lebanon's #Hezbollah. Hezbollah denies it. This 'independent seizure' looks eerily familiar. #Washington and Tel Aviv continue aggressive… -4.5
9d ago On July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, NM, the Trinity Test started, powered by the plutonium from Hanford, Washington. It was the world’s first detonated nuke, creating a mushroom cloud 40,000 feet hi… -1.0
9d ago The #Hanford nuclear site in Washington States, where the plutonium used in the Manhattan Project and Trinity test was produced, is still the most radioactive site in the U.S. -4.5
9d ago Massive rupture between the US extreme-right & Israel sounds like all fun & games, until you realise Netanyahu WILL nuke Washington. -8.0
10d ago If China wants to test nuclear weapons, let them test them on Beijing If the US wants to test nuclear weapons, them them test them on Washington -9.0
10d ago ICYMI: The nuclear fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington this week to begin its decommissioning and eventual deconstruction as the Navy continues … +1.0
8d ago Middle East Monitor Iran continues to communicate with the US and has expressed interest in reaching a nuclear agreement despite recent US military strikes, White House Press Secretary Karoline Le… ×2 +1.5
9d ago Netanyahu is the “bad player” in the Middle East that we’ve all feared. And he all ready has nuclear weapons. How apparent does it have to be to see that Netanyahu and his cabinet are the ones stan… ×2 -6.5
9d ago Hot take: the US leverages its tight connections with the Knesset and their not-very-secret nukes to both stabilize the Middle East and keep them dependent on the West. ×2 -3.0
9d ago the anti-christ in the white house is a prophecy that must be fulfilled before christ returns. and the rise of the beast aka the king from the south (-africa). then we can fight the final battle in… ×2 -9.5
9d ago Lets be honest, the USA has no business in the Middle East, the only reason the USA started aggression war against Iran is because of economic profits! Iran has the right to develop nuclear power, … ×2 -4.0
9d ago Netanyahu's visit to Israel's nuclear weapons facility has been largely overlooked, but by at least one Middle East analyst it is being read as a serious warning signal amid ongoing regional conflict. ×2 -4.0
9d ago I mean, its on brand. You are the only country to have ever used a nuclear weapon on people yet you want everybody to believe you care about non-proliferation (even though your deranged Middle East… ×2 -8.5
9d ago "I'll go stand in the middle of a nuclear reactor if I want to!" -5.0
9d ago He voted for Trump because their solution to the Middle East is "nuke em and let god sort it out". I guarantee that his problem with conflict in the ME is that it doesn't matter to him personally a… ×2 -7.0
9d ago Escalation risks broader Middle East confrontation amid unchecked nuclear threats. Fuente: CBS News 🔗 https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-us-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-persian-gulf-strikes/ ×2 -8.0
9d ago That’s weird because it sure seems like they’re continuing to communicate and hit targets all over the Middle East. The objective for their stupid little campaign was to bomb their nonexistent nu… ×2 -6.0
9d ago Agreed. They don’t seem to scared shitless that a maniac has the nuclear codes with two wars raging in the Middle East and in Ukraine. Both essentially are Chinese and Russia supported proxy wars… … ×2 -8.0
10d ago Using Dugin as a starting point is also intellectually appalling. Dugin's Eurasianism--the intellectual justification behind Putin's wars--has been a colossal failure and has turned Russia from a … -5.5
10d ago Iran may or may not have a hypersonic weapon But the take home message is Trump has made a regional or global war far, far more likely, increased likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons, destroy… ×2 -8.0
10d ago Iran threatens to halt all Middle East energy exports amid renewed US blockade Tehran shuts strait of Hormuz and carries out retaliatory strikes as Trump threatens to attack site linked to Iran’s … ×2 -9.5
10d ago With the conflict with Iran reigniting, the US may target one of the country’s most mysterious nuclear sites. #world #middle #east ×2 -6.0
10d ago It’s about Goddamn time. Why we are having a war against a country President Obama had a nuclear treaty with, is absurd. It never should have been allowed. We need out of the Middle East and AIPAC… ×2 -6.5

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T3 The US-Saudi Arabia nuclear agreement: Is Riyadh a step closer to nuclear weapons? nuclear_weapons theweek.in alarming, destabilizing, urgent
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T3 Why is a proposed US-Saudi nuclear pact causing alarm in Washington and the Middle East? 📄 nuclear_weapons indiatimes.com anxious, suspicious, volatile
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