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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Saudi Warning Could Escalate Nuclear Arms Race

Saudi Warning Could Escalate Nuclear Arms Race
By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9, 2011 (IPS) - The world's nuclear powers - both declared and undeclared - have come primarily from Asia: China, India, Pakistan and possibly North Korea.

The Middle East was dominated by a single nuclear power - Israel, which has refused to publicly declare its status.

But that domination has been threatened by Iran, which the Western powers say is on the verge of developing nuclear weapons, an assertion denied by the Iranians.

The nuclear threats from Israel and Iran have now triggered a potential competitor in Saudi Arabia, an oil-blessed Middle Eastern country which has enough riches to buy itself into nuclear capability.

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