Why Is the U.S. Building the Saudi Nuclear Program While Destroying Iran’s?
7/23/202625 min
The United States signed a landmark deal on Wednesday that allows Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear program. At the same time, President Trump is escalating the war in Iran, a conflict that the White House says aims to destroy the country’s nuclear capabilities.
David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains what Saudi Arabia and the United States are getting out of the deal.
Guest: David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The United States signed a deal to help Saudi Arabia obtain nuclear power.
- With his latest threats, Mr. Trump has signaled to Iran that he is willing to escalate.
Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
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[instrumental music] From The New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily. On Wednesday, the United States signed a historic deal that allows Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear program even as the Trump administration escalates a war against Iran that the White House says is about destroying its nuclear capabilities. Today, David Sanger explains what Saudi Arabia and the US are each getting out of the deal and why it's prompted worries about nuclear proliferation across a region that is already engulfed in an escalating war. It's Thursday, July 23rd. So David, when I saw this news about this