US-Saudi Nuclear Pact Tests Nonproliferation Guardrails
The United States signed a Section 123 nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, with reports that the Trump administration loosened key nonproliferation terms—including allowing potential uranium enrichment and easing enhanced inspections—while proposing a joint economic study and the use of 'black-boxing' for technology; the deal prompts bipartisan congressional scrutiny, raises proliferation concerns, and could reshape regional nuclear dynamics depending on how inspections and enrichment decisions unfold.