Inside Saudi Arabia’s Global Push for Nuclear Power

For years, Saudi Arabia has pressed the United States to help it develop a nuclear energy program, as Saudi leaders look beyond oil to power their country. Frustrated Saudi officials are now exploring options to work with other countries, including China, Russia or a U.S. ally. The Saudi nuclear efforts raise a specter of proliferation that makes some American officials nervous: Prince Mohammed, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has said that Saudi Arabia will develop nuclear weapons if Iran does. That would create a new revenue source for the kingdom and could give Saudi Arabia greater geopolitical heft. The post Inside Saudi Arabia’s Global Push for Nuclear Power appeared first on New York Times.