Category: Terrorism, Security, and Defense Reform
Thursday, September 18, 2003
The Guardian -- Saudis consider nuclear bomb:
Saudi Arabia, in response to the current upheaval in the Middle East, has embarked on a strategic review that includes acquiring nuclear weapons, the Guardian has learned.
This new threat of proliferation in one of the most dangerous regions of the world comes on top of a crisis over Iran's alleged nuclear programme.
A strategy paper being considered at the highest levels in Riyadh sets out three options:
- To acquire a nuclear capability as a deterrent;
- To maintain or enter into an alliance with an existing nuclear power that would offer protection;
- To try to reach a regional agreement on having a nuclear-free Middle East.
There's really nothing I can add to this, except that every time you think that the Middle East can't get screwed up any worse than it is already, it seems to find a way.
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