Saudi Arabia will develop nuclear weapons if Iran gets ahold of one, Crown Prince MBS warnsBy Victor Nava
Published Sep. 20, 2023
If Iran is able to obtain a nuclear weapon, Saudi Arabia will seek to acquire one as well, the kingdom’s crown prince declared Wednesday.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed “concern” about the possibility of a nuclear Iran, a longtime rival of Saudi Arabia, during a wide-ranging interview with Fox News host Bret Baier.
“Well, we are concerned [about] any country getting a nuclear weapon. That’s a bad move,” Salman said. “You don’t need to get a nuclear weapon because you can’t use it even if you can get a nuclear weapon.”
The crown prince argued that if Iran is able to obtain a nuclear weapon and its authoritarian regime decides to use it, the country would quickly find itself at war with “the world.”
“The world cannot see another Hiroshima,” Salman said. “If the world sees 100,000 people dead, that means you are in a war with the rest of the world.”
Despite calling the development of nuclear weapons a “useless effort,” Salman warned that his country would seek to develop the devastating technology as well if Iran is able to build or acquire a nuclear warhead.
“If they get one, we have to get one,” he warned, citing “security reasons” and for “balancing power in the Middle East.”
“But we don’t want to see that,” Salman added.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/20/saudi-arabia-will-develop-nuclear-weapons-if-iran-gets-ahold-of-one-crown-prince-warns/
