House Dems introduce resolution to disapprove Saudi nuclear deal

Four Democratic congressmen, led by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), introduced a resolution to disapprove the Trump administration's nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. They argue that the deal "dangerously departs from decades of nonproliferation standards and presents considerable risks," potentially inviting a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. The agreement lacks standard safeguards, such as Saudi Arabia forgoing uranium enrichment and reprocessing, and the "additional protocol" for IAEA inspections, which have been included in previous U.S. 123 agreements. This move follows a bipartisan group of senators calling for the declassification of side letters accompanying the deal, citing a lack of precedent for withholding such documents in peaceful nuclear cooperation agreements.