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US greenlights Saudi nuclear enrichment without safeguards: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
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The Trump administration has greenlit Saudi Arabia's nuclear enrichment project, but with no safeguards in place to prevent the development of a bomb, CNN reported on Friday.

The draft deal, viewed by the news outlet, showed Washington's support for Riyadh’s civilian nuclear programme is still awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature, despite US-Saudi negotiations concluding in October.

Unnamed officials cited in the story indicated that the documents, which include the mandatory "123 agreement" and safeguards protocols, have not yet been sent to Congress, potentially for fear of bipartisan pushback.

Seems to run counter to enacted law. Also, how much you want to bet there will be chicinery with the upcoming government shutdown will provide cloak and cover for this.

Crazy thought: this is all blackmail because Saudi Arabia got a copy of the Epstein files.

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[–] 36 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's great. Really fabulous. Throw it over there on the pile of other irreversibly harmful stuff Trump has done, either for his own glory, or because someone tricked him, and that he won't be around to see the consequences of.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Trump has done, either for his own glory, or because someone tricked him,

    Don't forget blackmailed. The Saudis probably have a full and unredacted copy of the Epstein files

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    • [–] 15 points 3 months ago

    Sure. Let's give a bonesaw wielding inbred monarchy who's citizens, or should I say subjects, perpetrated 9-11 on our country the chance to have nukes. Great plan. I'm sure some cronies of Pump and Dump Rump will be raking in the dough.

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    [–] 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    So Republicans have now greenlit a theocratic muslim, jihadist sponsoring regime, to have nukes.

    How much you wanna bet these "god fearing" Christians on the right who cheer Palestinian and IRA ian civilian deaths will conveniently turn a blind eye to this news?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Haven't you heard? Their shared belief that Iran and people with left wing ideology are he root of all evil makes Saudi Arabia a friend of the West's favorite fascist apartheid regime and therefore the GOOD guys who must be placated under all circumstances!

    Also, they probably gave everyone in the Trump kakistocracy a shitload of bribes and/or have blackmail material on them.

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    • [–] 12 points 3 months ago

    fucking sold us out; yet again and again

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    [–] 22 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Wild. I genuinely would trust Iran more than Saudi Arabia or Israel at this point.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Iran started their nuclear program in the 60s. They have been enriching for decades and yet no bomb despite Israel and the US claiming a bomb is just weeks away for decades.

    So yeah, Iran has a pretty good track record when it comes to nuclear weapons. They literally agreed to a non-proliferation deal and Trump ripped it up because it had Obama's signature on it.

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    • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    Pay to play in the u s of a.

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    [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I'm sorry, how does the US even have a say in who gets to do what?! Guess I should read the article.

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    • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    This is the first step in the eventual nuclear device detonated in NY.

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    [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    Don't worry guys, I'm sure this Prince Bonesaw guy is totally aboveboard.

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

    I could see your crazy thought as potentially not so crazy. I have also had the thought that all the politicians siding with isreal are in the files and isreal has the videos. It wouldn't surprise me if other countries had them.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    I think I heard that there had been some breach of the Epstein files back in like 2023 or something (?) and I recall people saying ",I bet it was anonymous and they are going to release it all".

    But that never happened.

    I did not think it was Anonymous. I assumed it was some other country and they would hold it as blackmail.

    There would be no release.

    Once it's out there, it can't be used anymore.

    I also thought the same about the doj. They won't release files on the politicians they are controlling. Cause then trump can't control them.

    I dont think they are "protecting" these men so much as they are protecting their blackmail material.

    Trump has no loyalty. Only keeps people for their usefulness to him.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/foreign-hacker-2023-compromised-epstein-files-held-by-fbi-source-documents-show-2026-03-11/

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    • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Art of the deal, ladies and gentlemen!

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