Friday, November 02, 2012

MIDDLE EAST: NUCLEAR RACE

Israel’s supremacy is in danger

However, the real threat is expected to come from prominent US ally Saudi Arabia. Although it doesn’t possess any nuclear warheads, evidence shows a high probability in the future. It bought 36 CSS-2, intermediate-range missiles from China and also planns to procure new Pakistani intermediate-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. It has also signed a MoU with US to develop nuclear energy cooperation and is in talks with France. Saudi Arabia opened a nuclear research centre recently and is planning the reconstruction of one of its old nuclear reactors that Israel destroyed.

Now that Iran and Israel are both going the nuclear way, and that its relations with the US are not exactly like the good old days. Saudi Arabia may just be looking to enter the nuclear club. In that case, Israel needs to worry even more. 


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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