Civilian Nuclear Trade Agreement
President George Bush and King Abdullah watch as Secretary of State Rice and Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal signed a package of agreements including a Memorandum of Understanding on civilian nuclear power during a May 2008 visit to Riyadh.
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear Energy Cooperation” in 2008 during a visit of President George Bush to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The MOU called for the countries to “establish a comprehensive framework for cooperation in the development of environmentally sustainable, safe, and secure civilian nuclear energy through a series of complementary agreements.” As of late July 2011 the parties were preparing to engage in talks to advance the MOU and seek an agreement on the terms of a civilian nuclear energy program. Reporting suggests the agreement has critics, especially in Congress, who may make concluding an agreement problematic for Administration officials. This SUSRIS Special Section will serve as a resource to keep up with developments on this issue.
On SUSRIS.com
- Bilateral Civilian Nuclear Talks Set to Open – SUSRIS – Jul 29, 2011
- A Saudi National Security Doctrine for the Next Decade – SUSRIS – Jul 11, 2011
- President Bush in Saudi Arabia – National Security Advisor Hadley Briefing – SUSRIS – May 17, 2008
- Strengthening Diplomatic Ties With Saudi Arabia – White House Fact Sheet – May 16, 2008 – SUSRIS
- United States Supports Saudi Arabian Civil Nuclear Program – SUSRIS – May 16, 2008
- U.S.-Saudi Arabia Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear Energy Cooperation – SUSRIS – May 16, 2008
- President Bush in Saudi Arabia – National Security Advisor Hadley Briefing – SUSRIS – May 17, 2008
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In the Media:
- US, Saudi Arabia to discuss nuclear cooperation – AFP – Jul 30, 2011
- Preliminary U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Trade Talks Set for Next Week – GSN – Jul 28, 2011
- Saudi prince warns Iran on nuclear weapons – Al Arabiya – Jul 30, 2011
- Rising Saudi Thirst for Oil Drives Plans to Go Nuclear – WSJ – Jun 23, 2011
- 16 Saudi nuclear reactors to cost $300 billion – Arab News – Jun 1, 2011
- Saudi plans to build 16 nuclear reactors by 2030 – Reuters – Jun 1, 2011
- Saudi Arabia Looks to Solar, Nuclear Power to Reduce Its Oil Use by Half – Bloomberg – Apr 3, 2011
- Obama Team Eyes Saudi Nuclear Trade Deal Without Nonproliferation Terms – GSN – Jan 25, 2011
Other Sources:
- Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism – US State Department – Jul 15, 2006
- Proliferation Security Initiative – US State Department
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This Section was launched on July 30, 2011
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