Saudi Arabia strategic Projects: news, discussions & updates

[The SC]

Even if it's civilian, it could potentially be used for building nuclear weapons. Is this being done to give the Saudis a deterrent against the Iranians?

Not sure about that! the whole thing will be under the watchful eyes of the US..
The most important part of the deal for KSA is the transfer of very advanced civilian nuclear technologies used in advancing many other scientific fields related around it..

Obviously the electricity production and water desalination are very important for all Saudi industries including huge Data Centers and AI..

 

[The SC]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

When Saudi Arabia sought to develop its nuclear energy capabilities, our choice was to be its partner on this path, rather than turning to another partner

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

 

[The SC]

The Kingdom plans to build 16 nuclear reactors to supply medium and large facilities with electricity and water, but we can expect that it will need 21 nuclear reactors in full.. Including 5 nuclear reactors for artificial intelligence And Data centers