A Saudi nuclear deal is causing lawmakers from both parties to worry
Democrats and Republicans are growing more worried the Trump administration is attempting to skirt their legal oversight authorities when it comes to negotiating a potential nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Congress is entitled to review and potentially block proposed trade agreements that would enable a significant amount of nuclear collaboration with another country. But there is a lower level of nuclear exchanges happening outside of lawmakers’ and the public’s awareness, according to information made public in congressional hearings this week.
On Thursday, Energy Secretary Rick Perry confirmed to the Senate Armed Services Committee that his agency since 2017 has approved six so-called “Part 810” authorizations to export unspecified nuclear technology products to Saudi Arabia.
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