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2020-08-16 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

If the enemy of my enemy gets the bomb: Saudi nuclear plan gives Israel headache

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia

#1 But what if Soddy Arabia — the archenemy of Israel’s archenemy

This is bull. Saudia is Israel’s archenemy. Real peace with Iran - once the regime is changed - is possible. Real peace with Arabs is a pipe-dream.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-16 05:09|| 2020-08-16 05:09|| Front Page Top

#2 ...It is entirely likely that the Saudis have had access to nuclear weapons for many, many years now - they did pay for Pakistan's bombs on the condition, explicit or implied, that when they said the word warheads would be delivered. They have openly had nuclear capable aircraft for decades; more of an 'open secret' is their possession of Chinese IRBMs - officially armed with conventional warheads, but doing so would be a remarkable waste of money and resources even for the Saudis.

This may well be another of the Obama Administration's chickens coming home to roost - the Saudis have been burned once by a change in our policy, and they're not going to let it happen again.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2020-08-16 08:48|| 2020-08-16 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 My understanding is that the Saudis financed the Pakistani nuclear project with the clear understanding that they could get working warheads as needed. See Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force.

Posted by magpie 2020-08-16 11:50|| 2020-08-16 11:50|| Front Page Top

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