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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 424

Saudi nuclear power

Israeli F-35 fighter jets escort an American B-52 bomber through Israeli airspace on November 10, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 6, 2023, 4:55 am
Giving unheard-of assent to Saudi nuclearization, Israel girds for Cold War with Iran
After Tehran proved how little the international community will do to stop nuclear proliferation, Israel knows Riyadh may eventually have the bomb. Maybe that’s the point
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman leaves the podium after his speech at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on October 31, 2022. (Kamran Jebreili/AP)
September 26, 2023, 8:17 am
Saudis commit to full UN atomic agency inspection of nuclear activities
Energy minister tells IAEA that kingdom is ready to switch from existing Small Quantities Protocol monitoring to full-scope Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement
By ToI Staff
File - Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (2nd-L) meets IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (R), Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar (2nd-R) and Mossad head David Barnea at his office in Tel Aviv on May 9, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry/File)
September 4, 2023, 11:36 pm
Gallant, defense brass met to examine consequences of Saudi normalization – report
Public broadcaster says meeting focused on Riyadh’s demand for civil nuclear program as part of US-brokered deal; Netanyahu also said to hold deliberations on matter
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (L) meets with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk in New York on August 29, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 30, 2023, 10:27 pm
Gallant said to press US for clarifications on proposed Saudi nuclear program
In statement, defense minister stresses importance of ‘security arrangements’ tied to expanding Abraham Accords, reportedly arriving with list of queries for White House officials
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) hosts Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, August 17, 2023. (Secretary of State Blinken, via Twitter)
August 25, 2023, 10:41 pm
US warns Israel not to ‘misread situation’ on potential for Saudi deal — report
Blinken reportedly tells minister real concessions to Palestinians will be necessary; Riyadh said weighing Chinese bid for nuclear plant in effort to pressure Washington
By ToI Staff
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks during a press conference in Vienna, Austria, on December 17, 2021. (Michael Gruber/AP)
February 16, 2022, 3:02 pm
Head of IAEA says it is helping Saudi Arabia, Egypt with nuclear power
Nuclear watchdog chief reveals cooperation at Saudi conference; Riyadh’s energy minister last month said it intends to exploit large uranium ore deposits
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A uranium mine (Alexey Dozmorov; iStock by Getty Images)
September 18, 2020, 9:58 am
Study said to find Saudis may have enough uranium to make own nuclear fuel
Guardian cites report by Saudi, Chinese geologists, identifying sufficient amounts of the element to supply Gulf kingdom’s nascent nuclear program — and to export
By ToI Staff
Two buildings, located near Saudi Arabia's Solar Village research institute, that some analysts believe could be nuclear facilities (Google Earth screen grab)
August 19, 2020, 11:50 pm
Israel said to express concerns to US over Saudi nuclear program
PMO reportedly treading carefully due to worries about harming unofficial ties with Riyadh, amid reports Saudis developing nuclear facility with China’s help
By ToI Staff
Two buildings, located near Saudi Arabia's Solar Village research institute, that some analysts believe could be nuclear facilities (Google Earth screen grab)
August 13, 2020, 6:10 am
If the enemy of my enemy gets the bomb: Saudi nuclear plan gives Israel headache
Jerusalem worried about reports saying Iran’s foe may similarly seek nuclear weapons, but has so far remained silent as it works toward diplomatic relations with the fellow US ally
By Raphael Ahren
Saudi Arabia's new Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, center, and United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei, right, walk through an energy exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 9, 2019. (Jon Gambrell/AP)
September 10, 2019, 11:44 am
New Saudi energy minister says country wants to enrich uranium
After Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announces plans, US deputy energy secretary urges kingdom to sign pledge to not pursue such processing
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, right, speaks during a meeting in Beijing, China, February 22, 2019. (How Hwee Young/Pool Photo via AP, File)
April 6, 2019, 3:46 am
IAEA demands safeguards from Saudi Arabia on first nuclear reactor
Request comes amid concern in Washington that Riyadh will divert materials for use in weapons and ongoing controversy over killing of Jamal Khashoggi
By Shaun Tandon
Illustrative: Construction site of new nuclear power plant. (Vladimir Zapletin; iStock by Getty Images)
April 4, 2019, 6:55 pm
US expert says images show first Saudi nuclear reactor
Activation of civilian reactor said to be a year away, as Saudis keep eye on neighboring Iran’s nuclear program
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this May 20, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
March 28, 2019, 11:56 am
Report: US approves sale of nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia
Reuters says US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has allowed companies to sell know-how to the desert kingdom as part of a hoped-for broader deal
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
February 19, 2019, 9:49 pm
White House pushed Saudi nuclear power plan, report says
Democratic-led House committee to probe whether senior officials sought to sidestep national security procedures to advance proposal to build reactors in desert kingdom
By CHAD DAY
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours an innovation gallery of Saudi Arabian technology, including an exhibit by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, during a visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., March 24, 2018. (Josh Reynolds/AP Images for KAUST)
November 6, 2018, 5:41 am
Saudi Arabia prepares to build first nuclear research reactor
Raising concerns of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, crown prince lays foundations for first of 16 planned sites to be built over the next two decades
By AFP and ToI Staff
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