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Jeff Merkley: “Should we allow Saudi Arabia to proceed with American technology in nuclear power plants that do not have the gold…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
Should we allow Saudi Arabia to proceed with American technology in nuclear power plants that do not have the gold standard?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the implications of U.S. technology transfer to Saudi Arabia without strict nonproliferation standards.

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