Saudis go nuclear?

By Andrew Hammond Wed Feb 14, 8:06 AM ET

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a key U.S. ally, said on Wednesday the kingdom does not see any obstacle to cooperating with Russia on developing a nuclear energy program.

"There is no obstacle to cooperate with Russia on ... nuclear energy," Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told a news conference.

Analysts said the plan by Sunni bastion Saudi Arabia is a warning shot to Shi'ite
Iran' that it could enter the regional arms race and start developing nuclear capability.

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