Trump to Send Congress Saudi Nuclear Pact Without Safeguards

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Tuesday, 21 July 2026 09:41 PM EDT

The Trump administration plans to submit to Congress in the coming days a pact ​with Saudi Arabia to share nuclear power ⁠technology that does ​not include safeguards the U.S. ⁠has said would stop materials being used in nuclear weapons ​programs, two sources told Reuters.

The sources ‌said the administration will submit to Congress a document ⁠known as ‌a ⁠123 Agreement signed ⁠by ⁠Energy Secretary Chris Wright and ‌the Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman.

The ‌two ​signed a ‌preliminary agreement in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last year.

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