Bloomberg: One More Country May Join The Nuclear Club
- 29.03.2026, 14:26
And it was approved by the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is pushing forward with an agreement that could give Saudi Arabia access to sensitive nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing.
It was reported by Bloomberg.
According to documents seen by Bloomberg, the same week that Trump gave Iran an ultimatum to abandon its nuclear program, his administration circulated a report outlining the potential transfer of such technology to Riyadh.
So, last month, the White House sent a three-page report to Congress calling for an exchange of sensitive nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia. The document notes that such an agreement is in the security interests of the United States while giving Washington more control over the kingdom's nuclear program.
"Saudi Arabia is an important U.S. partner in the Middle East," the White House said in a statement.
The White House added that Trump's agreement with Saudi Arabia is "a risk-sensitive, peaceful nuclear agreement that reaffirms both countries' mutual commitment to nuclear nonproliferation and lays the foundation for a partnership for the next decade - The idea that the administration is willing to allow Saudi Arabia to do exactly what they are bombing Iran for seems hypocritical."
In January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, the most dangerous in history. Among the reasons cited were strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, plans for a Golden Dome system, and the end of the latest arms control treaty between the US and Russia.
The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the possibility of obtaining nuclear weapons was now being openly discussed even by states that had previously pledged not to have them.
"But more nuclear weapons in more countries will not make the world safer - quite the opposite," he added. - It is more important than ever to uphold the non-proliferation norms that have served the world so well over the past half-century."
Nine countries are now considered nuclear-armed, but more than 20 others have sufficient industrial bases, energy programs and engineering capabilities to start down the road to building a bomb. It is noted that 25 kilograms of highly enriched uranium or 8 kilograms of plutonium would be sufficient.