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Re:Why Sweden abandoned its secret A-bomb project by freefrog334433 on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @01:03AM (#40060621)
Saudi Arabia might have had access to nuclear weapons for a while, as part of an arrangement with Pakistan.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24823846

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_and_weapons_of_ma...

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Re:Why Sweden abandoned its secret A-bomb project by alephnerd on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @12:18PM (#40066790)
It's a gentleman's agreement before Imran Khan entered the political arena.

Imran Khan leaned pro-Qatar, which irked KSA, especially because IK turned down joining Saudi's coalition in Yemen.

It was around this time that KSA began charting it's own independent course, just like UAE.

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