How to Address the Saudi Nuclear Program? An Israeli Dilemma
Journal: Middle East Policy
Year: 2025

Abstract Normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is part of a three‐way negotiation that would allow the United States to prevent further erosion of its regional standing and to contain Iran. However, Israeli politicians and security experts object to the potential deal's allowing a Saudi route to military nuclear capabilities. They criticize the Netanyahu government for failing to require conditioning US‐Saudi nuclear cooperation on the kingdom's agreement to forgo the domest