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Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress
President Donald Trump referred a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia regarding civilian nuclear energy to Congress, which conditions full approval on normalization of relations with Israel. The agreement involves constructing "AP1000" nuclear reactors worth billions of dollars and aims to export American nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration expressed a policy of linking the agreement to normalization with Israel, after proposing a similar approach during his first term. The Biden administration has maintained similar positions despite criticism over the potential risks of not including strict restrictions on uranium enrichment or reprocessing. The deal faces opposition from some members of Congress and non-proliferation advocates, who fear that Saudi Arabia could use the program to develop nuclear weapons—especially since the UAE agreed to similar restrictions in 2009. Overall, the agreement reflects a U.S. policy of integrating normalization with the Gulf countries into nuclear relations with Riyadh.
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