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Saudi-US nuclear deal sparks fear of Middle East arms race

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
28 distinct posts / 48h, matching East 24 Middle 21 Saudi 3
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9d 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
9d 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
9d 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
10d 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
10d ago President Trump is weighing a ground invasion of Iran's Kharg Island, expanded airstrikes, and the bombing of a nuclear facility in a potential major escalation of the war as diplomacy continues to… ×2 -8.5
10d ago [Iran threatens to halt all Middle East energy exports amid renewed US blockade | US-Israel war on Iran |The Guardian] “Tehran shuts strait of Hormuz and carries out retaliatory strikes as Trump t… ×2 -7.0
10d ago With so many nuclear capable weapons being thrown around, & so many incompetent & desperate people involved, I think the media is super underestimating how close we are to a nuke being used in the … ×2 -8.5
9d ago China has expressed serious issues with Putin using a nuke. Russia is weak. They have shifted resources from their far east to the Ukraine area. China wants it's land back. Russia does not want an… -6.0
9d ago Wouldn't you think they'd be wary of a nuclear powered aggressor to their east, after all these years? -4.0
10d ago And the East Wing of the White House. And the Rose Garden. But those weren't real nukes. Yet... -3.0
10d ago A former Korean foreign minister said China has come to view North Korea’s nuclear arsenal as an asset in its efforts to bring East Asia under its sway, making the prospect of North Korea’s denucle… -4.0
10d ago The Trump admin is clearly trying to push Iran towards developing or using a nuclear weapon; just in time for the midterms and the fuhrer’s bunker completion under the east wing -8.0

Articles in Story

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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T1 Saudi-US nuclear deal sparks fear of Middle East arms race 📄 nuclear_weapons cnn.com alarming, threatening, destabilizing
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fear
T2 US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia nuclear_international yahoo.com momentous, contentious, consequential
+4.2
anticipation
T2 U.S. announces deals to create Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear program 📄 nuclear_energy_policy nationalpost.com hopeful, uneasy, scrutinizing
+1.3
anticipation
T3 U.S., Saudi Arabia sign civil nuclear deal nuclear_energy_policy bnonews.com cooperative, consequential, formal
+4.1
trust
T3 Reported Saudi Nuclear Agreement Leaves Israel Exposed 📄 nuclear_international themedialine.org vulnerable, exposed, anxious
-0.7
fear
T3 Trump approves massive Saudi Arabia nuclear deal through 2056 nuclear_international humanevents.com outrage, betrayal, alarm
+0.3
anger
T3 US, Saudi Arabia Announce Nuclear Deal nuclear_international sbs.com.au alarming, consequential, fraught
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fear
T3 US and Saudi Arabia Sign Nuclear Agreement That Could Lead To Saudi Uranium Enrichment nuclear_weapons antiwar.com alarmed, precarious, outraged
+2.5
fear
T3 U.S. announces deals to establish civilian nuclear program in Saudi Arabia 📄 nuclear_international calgarysun.com alarming, risky, contentious
+1.6
fear
T3 Trump Makes Saudi Nuclear Deal Conditional nuclear_international politicalwire.com tense, conditional, strategic
+4.4
anticipation