Nuclear Tech Race Is On In Middle East

CaroKann writes "The TimesOnline is reporting that six Middle Eastern nations have announced interest in developing nuclear technology. The nations involved are Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Middle East Economic Digest states that most of these nations are interested in developing nuclear technology for the purpose of powering desalination plants. However, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, suggests that the sudden interest in nuclear technology is driven by the desire of the six nations to create a 'security hedge' in response to Iran's recent nuclear development program."

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Saudi Arabia needs nuclear power...

[patio11]

... because its not like they have a cheap, abundant source of power anywhere.

Re:Saudi Arabia needs nuclear power...

[Anonymous Coward]

Any chance uranium producers decide to band together and sell uranium at 6x the production cost to OPEC members?

Re:You forgot the rest of the poem

[jb.hl.com]

If there are any Slashdotters who could carry on those rhymes, could they please not, because reading the parent has made me lose the will to live. Thanks.