US-Saudi nuclear deal invites proliferation risks … unless safeguards are written in

Enrichment is key to any country’s nuclear ambitions. The US-Saudi deal is unclear where matters rest on that issue.

By: Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 27, 2026

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Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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By Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame

A key question remains over the landmark U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal announced with much fanfare on July 22, 2026: Will it allow a nation long suspected of having nuclear weapons ambitions to enrich uranium?

U.S. President Donald Trump has already shifted the sands of the agreement, adding a major caveat requiring Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel first. He also posted that there would be “no …

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