Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declared in 2018 that if regional rival Iran develops a nuclear bomb, ‘we will follow suit as soon as possible’. Photograph: Reuters
Daily Mail: Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium for nuclear fuel and weapons, Chinese report claims
* Chinese geologists have been helping the kingdom map its uranium reserves
* Confidential reports show more than 90,000 tonnes of uranium could be mined
* Saudi Arabia has been open about wanting nuclear self-sufficiency
* But experts fear this means they could use the uranium for military purposes
Saudia Arabia may have enough mineable uranium ore reserves to make nuclear fuel and weapons.
Chinese geologists have been helping the kingdom map its uranium reserves at incredible speed as part of their nuclear cooperation agreement.
Details of the stocks are contained in their confidential reports which have been seen by The Guardian.
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