Saudi Arabia has threatened to spark a new kind of nuclear arms race in the Middle East, setting out a bullish stance ahead of a rare, high-profile meeting of the US and its Gulf allies at Camp David.
President Barack Obama faces an almost impossible balancing act between making overtures to Iran that will allow it to pursue its nuclear programme for energy purposes, and appeasing the security fears of Sunni Arab leaders.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-vows-to-set-off-new-middle-east-arms-race-and-match-irans-nuclear-capability-10250789.html
Israel helped the Shah of Iran and South Africa develop nuclear technology. Do you suppose they'll help their new allies the Saudis in the same manner? I do.
And as I stated before, the Saudis have had nuclear aspirations for quite some time:
http://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2015/03/nukes-for-saudi-arabia.html
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