According to the ProPublica article, the Trump administration is holding talks on providing nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia — a move that critics say could upend decades of U.S. policy and lead to an arms race in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia needs approval from the U.S. in order to receive sensitive American technology. Past negotiations broke down because the Saudi government wouldn’t commit to certain safeguards against eventually using the technology for weapons.
Because what the Middle East needs is the potential for a nuclear capable Saudi Arabia.
And of course Mike Pence is involved in some capacity.
Read the ProPublica article about these developments…
https://www.propublica.org/article/white-house-may-share-nuclear-power-technology-with-saudi-arabia