Jordan to Join Nuclear-Power Club

June 13, 2007

For many in the Middle East, nuclear power represents a logical alternative to oil. In Yemen and Syria, reserves are beginning to run low, and they will have to seek replacements over the next decade. Arab countries are also looking nervously at developments in Iran and remain unconvinced that Tehran’s nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. While the Arab states deny they intend developing nuclear weapons, some analysts suggest that could be the inevitable outcome of any Iranian production of nuclear weapons.

The Media Line

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