S8 Ep176: Warnings Against a US-Saudi Nuclear Deal: Colleague Andrea Stricker warns against a US-Saudi nuclear deal that allows uranium enrichment, advocating for the "gold standard" of non-proliferation, arguing any agreement must include the Additional Protocol f
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBS Eye on the World. |
| 0:08.5 | Here's John Batchelor. |
| 0:10.3 | I welcome Andrea Stricker, my colleague. |
| 0:12.9 | She is Deputy Director of the Non-Proliferation Program |
| 0:15.5 | at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, |
| 0:18.5 | writing with her colleague Peter Dorah, |
| 0:21.8 | most recently at the Hill, about nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. They're not the same, though we call |
| 0:27.8 | them nukes. Andrea, a very good evening to you. A recent visit by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, |
| 0:33.8 | the kingdom, Muhammad bin Salman, mentioning armed systems, mentioning cooperation. |
| 0:40.3 | One piece, however, has not been adequately explained. |
| 0:45.7 | Saudi Arabia has ambitions for nuclear power, not just one, but maybe several or many |
| 0:52.1 | more sites. |
| 0:53.7 | But there are details here that are important. |
| 0:57.1 | The first thing that you attend to is the additional protocols. |
| 1:02.8 | So that you sign with the U.S., you build the plant, but there are additional protocols. |
| 1:08.3 | What are those, Andrea? |
| 1:09.5 | What were they written for? |
| 1:11.3 | How do they apply to an ally such as Saudi Arabia? |
| 1:15.0 | Good evening to you. |
| 1:16.7 | Good evening, John. |
| 1:17.6 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:18.8 | So the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. |
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