US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Near, Congress Briefed on Details
- Deal could allow US companies to build reactors in kingdom
- Critics fear program could be used for Saudi nuclear weapons
The US Capitol in Washington DC.
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National Security Council officials briefed members of Congress on a long-sought nuclear technology-sharing deal with Saudi Arabia that could let American companies build reactors in the kingdom, lawmakers said.
Members of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee received a classified briefing on the contours of the deal on Tuesday, Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat who serves on the panel said in an interview.