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Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress but says Riyadh must recognize Israel
- Trump has sent a 30-year U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear pact to Congress to allow exports and construction of AP1000 reactors—potentially a tens-of-billions-of-dollars win for Westinghouse.
- The administration says the deal will only take effect if Saudi Arabia normalizes with Israel under the Abraham Accords, but sending it to Congress could allow the agreement to advance without that condition.
- Critics and nonproliferation advocates warn the pact doesn’t bar uranium enrichment or reprocessing (the “gold standard”), sparking likely congressional debate and possible votes or vetoes.
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