Algemeen·NRC·20 aug

The US-Saudi nuclear deal raises radioactive questions

Enrichement technology is needed to supply fuel for nuclear reactors, but the same technology can make the fuel for a nuclear bomb. It should be no surprise, then, that the recent civil nuclear co-operation agreement between America and Saudi Arabia raises big questions about American non-proliferation policies and „norms”—the rules and understandings which, if shared with other states, discourage the spread of weapons of mass destruction.