Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear weapon if Iran, its main regional rival, succeeds in producing one of its own, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said.
In an interview last night with Fox News, the Saudi crown prince and de facto leader of the country said that he would not allow Tehran to be the only confirmed nuclear power in the Middle East.
“If they get one, we have to get one,” he said when asked how Riyadh would react if Iran was confirmed to be a nuclear power, threatening what could become a new nuclear arms race.
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Israel has never confirmed that it has also developed nuclear weapons, but is widely