Lapid: Saudi uranium enrichment would spark nuclear arms race – By Tovah Lazaroff, Troy O. Fritzhand (Jerusalem Post) / Aug 10, 2023
The Likud Party immediately attacked Lapid for his warnings, claiming that Netanyahu would not do anything to endanger Israel.
Any Saudi deal which allows for uranium enrichment would help spark a nuclear arms race, endangering Israel and the region, Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid warned on Thursday.
He spoke to Channel 12 and to a visiting delegation of US House Democrats on the issue, as concern grew in Israel about the potential pitfalls of its much-sought-after normalization deal with Riyadh.
“Israel can’t agree to uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia, because it endangers its national security,” Lapid told Channel 12. “It would harm our campaign against Iran. It would lead to a regional nuclear arms race. Egypt and Turkey won’t agree to uranium enrichment on Saudi territory unless they can do it, too. But they will want Russian or Chinese technology,” Lapid said.
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