http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/18/inside-the-ring-488627123/?page=2SAUDI NUCLEAR WATCH
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely watching Saudi Arabia for signs that the oil-rich kingdom will seek to develop nuclear weapons, amid tensions in the region centered on Iran?s nuclear program.
One key warning sign was the cooperation agreement signed Sunday in Riyadh by China and Saudi Arabia.
According to the Saudi Jedda News, the agreement will seek joint development of ?atomic energy for peaceful purposes, which will help to meet the kingdom?s rising demand for energy and cut its growing dependence on depleting resources.?
The agreement was signed by King Abdullah and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and followed earlier public remarks by a senior Saudi prince who said the country should develop nuclear weapons to counter rival Iran?s nuclear arms.
Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal said Dec. 5 that ?our efforts and those of the world have failed to convince Israel to abandon its weapons of mass destruction, as well as Iran. ? Therefore it is our duty toward our nation and people to consider all possible options, including the possession of these weapons.?
The adminstration?s argument against Iran?s reason for developing nuclear energy ? that Tehran has enough oil to produce electrical power for a century ? also would apply to Saudi Arabia.
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