Parsing Trump’s Decision to (Maybe) Give Uranium Enrichment to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, authorizing trade in nuclear technology, equipment, and materials under Section 123 of the 1957 U.S. Atomic Energy Act. The agreement requires compliance with nonproliferation standards, though the legal terms of Section 123 are minimum requirements, with additional U.S. nonproliferation policies applying.