• Director, Middle East Nonproliferation Program, Middlebury Institute, Middlebury College
Saudi Arabia has many possible motives for pursuing nuclear power. TTstudio/Shutterstock.com

Why proposals to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia raise red flags

Exporting nuclear technology is lucrative, but without strict safeguards, buyers could divert it into bomb programs. Why is Saudi Arabia shopping for nuclear power, and should the US provide it?

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