Why US-Saudi nuclear pact has Pakistan hopeful, and Israel wary

The US and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday reached a landmark civil nuclear agreement, approved by American President Donald Trump, that would allow Riyadh to enrich uranium on its own soil, and potentially open the doors for the Kingdom to develop its own nuclear weapons. The agreement has left Israel wary of a future nuclear-armed Saudi Arabia, while reviving speculation that Pakistan, Riyadh’s long-time strategic partner, could benefit from deeper nuclear cooperation if the kingdom chose to pursue a bomb. A civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia had long been a priority for Washington. The Joe Biden administration had sought to…