Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a BBC Newsnight report said citing various sources.
The report said that Saudi Arabia’s quest has often been set in the context of countering Iran’s atomic programme and it is now possible that the country might be able to deploy such devices more quickly than the Islamic republic.
The report, citing a NATO official, said that nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudi Arabia are now sitting ready for delivery.
It quoted Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence, as saying last month at a conference in Sweden that if Iran got the bomb, “the Saudis will not wait one month”.
“They already paid for the bomb, they will go to Pakistan and bring what they need to bring,” BBC Newsnight quoted him as saying.
In 2009, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia warned visiting US special envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross that if Iran crossed the threshold, “we will get nuclear weapons”. After that Saudi Arabia has sent the Americans numerous signals of its intentions, the BBC programme said.
The report said that Saudi Arabia’s quest has often been set in the context of countering Iran’s atomic programme and it is now possible that the country might be able to deploy such devices more quickly than the Islamic republic.
The report, citing a NATO official, said that nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudi Arabia are now sitting ready for delivery.
It quoted Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence, as saying last month at a conference in Sweden that if Iran got the bomb, “the Saudis will not wait one month”.
“They already paid for the bomb, they will go to Pakistan and bring what they need to bring,” BBC Newsnight quoted him as saying.
In 2009, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia warned visiting US special envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross that if Iran crossed the threshold, “we will get nuclear weapons”. After that Saudi Arabia has sent the Americans numerous signals of its intentions, the BBC programme said.
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