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Prince Turki Al Faisal Warns of Mideast Nuclear Race

IN THIS ISSUE: Saudi warns of Mideast nuke race, disarmament body faces "irrelevancy," Iran offers nuclear talks, Japan's Tepco set for $13B bailout, U.S. energy demand to outstrip nuclear growth, India could be A.Q. Khan's "fourth customer."

Published on January 26, 2012
 

Saudi Prince Warns of Mideast Nuclear Race

Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press

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An influential member of the Saudi royal family warned Wednesday that unless the Middle East becomes a nuclear weapon-free zone, a nuclear arms race is inevitable and could include his own country, Iraq, Egypt and even Turkey.

Prince Turki Al Faisal said the five permanent U.N. Security Council members should guarantee a nuclear security umbrella for Mideast countries that join a nuclear-free zone - and impose "military sanctions" against countries seen to be developing nuclear weapons.

"I think that's a better way of going at this issue of nuclear enrichment of uranium, or preventing Iran from acquiring weapons of mass destruction," the former Saudi intelligence chief and ambassador to the U.S. and Britain said in an interview with The Associated Press. Full Article



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