Senators Push for Transparency on U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal
Lawmakers say the withheld documents could reveal obligations that weaken nonproliferation safeguards and open the door to uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia.
- On Wednesday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrat Gregory Meeks joined Brad Sherman, John Garamendi, and Don Beyer in introducing a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to block the U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement.
- Critics argue the 123 agreement breaks from the 'gold standard' for nuclear deals by limiting International Atomic Energy Agency inspections to declared sites only, while establishing a joint study on uranium enrichment feasibility.
- Arms Control Association director Kelsey Davenport warned that enriching to 20% 'poses a more significant risk because enriching to that level constitutes the majority of work necessary to enrich to weapons-grade levels, or 90%.'
- Republican Sens. John Kennedy and Rand Paul joined calls for the White House to release classified 'side letters,' though the resolution faces a difficult path in the Republican-controlled Congress.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the deal in July, arguing Saudi Arabia could have turned to China or Russia, stating 'we're not the only show in town' regarding nuclear energy competition.
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Democrats in the U.S. Chamber of Deputies expressed concern this Thursday about President Donald Trump's civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia and said they had submitted a rejection resolution to try to prevent the pact from coming into force. Trump sent the proposal to Congress in August, starting a 90-day period for analysis by parliamentarians and opening the possibility that they would try to adopt a resolution to reject it.…
The Democrats in the United States House of Representatives expressed their concern on Thursday about the civilian nuclear agreement concluded by President Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia and declared that they had tabled a resolution of disapproval that they were pursuing...
'This US-Saudi nuclear agreement dangerously departs from decades of nonproliferation standards and presents considerable risks,' say judges
US Democrats look to stop Trump's Saudi nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 - US House of Representatives Democrats raised concerns on Thursday about President Donald Trump's civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, and said they had introduced a resolution of disapproval seeking to block the deal from coming into force. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Democrats propose bill to strike down controversial Saudi nuclear deal - Regional Media News
(WASHINGTON) - Democratic lawmakers are pushing a bill to disapprove of a nuclear cooperation agreement struck between the United States and Saudi Arabia in a bid to strike down the proposal during a three-month period of congressional review. Democratic Reps. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat [...]
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