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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 08:19 AM Mar 2015

Saudi Ambassador to U.S. won't rule out building nukes

Washington (CNN)The Saudi Ambassador to the United States would not rule out the possibility of the Saudis creating their own nuclear bomb to counterbalance a nuclear-armed Iran in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday.

"This is not something we would discuss publicly," Ambassador Adel Al-Jubeir said on "The Situation Room." Later, when pressed, he said, "This is not something that I can comment on, nor would I comment on."

"But the kingdom of Saudi Arabia will take whatever measures are necessary in order to protect its security," he added. "There are two things over which we do not negotiate: Our faith and our security."

Al-Jubeir said, however, the details disclosed by the Obama administration to the Saudis about the developing nuclear deal with Iran were "positive."

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/26/politics/saudi-open-to-nuclear-bomb/

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Saudi Ambassador to U.S. won't rule out building nukes (Original Post) jakeXT Mar 2015 OP
Nukes are everywhere...only Iran has to be held accountable.... KoKo Mar 2015 #1
Not something we would discuss publicly..even though we just did. Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #2

Jefferson23

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2. Not something we would discuss publicly..even though we just did.
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 01:14 PM
Mar 2015

How old are these people emotionally, past 10 years old?

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