USA help Saudi-Arabia with atom power
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The USA and Saudi-Arabia work together. The energy ministers sign a treaty. The USA help Saudi-Arabia with atom power. The country shall make own power. The treaty lasts 30 years. US firms build plants in Saudi-Arabia. This brings much money and new jobs. Saudi-Arabia wanted to work with China or Russia. Donald Trump wanted to stop this. Experts have big worries. They fear a race for atom weapons. Saudi-Arabia could make uranium stronger. This is a big step for bombs. Iran is an enemy of Saudi-Arabia. Donald Trump gives the country many freedoms. There are fewer checks by experts. International checkers may not go everywhere. This is a compromise. The US parliament must check the treaty. Many politicians find the pact dangerous. They want no atom tech in unsafe areas. The war against Iran makes the state hard.
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Definitions
- Atom program
- A plan for the use of core energy. This can be for power or for weapons.
- Uranium enrichment
- A technical act. Uranium gets stronger here. People need it for power plants or for atom bombs.
- Armament race
- When countries buy or build more weapons. Everyone wants to be stronger than the neighbor.
- Civil
- This means: It is for people in daily life. For example for power. It is not for the military.
People
- Donald Trump
- He is the president of the USA.
- Mohammed bin Salman
- He is the crown prince and the important ruler of Saudi-Arabia.
- Chris Wright
- He is the minister for energy in the USA.
Locations
- Saudi-Arabia
- A big and rich country in the near east.
- United States of America
- A big country in North America, often short USA.
- Iran
- A country in the near east and an enemy of Saudi-Arabia.
Sources
Spiegel
Atomdeal zwischen USA und Saudi-Arabien: »Die Vorstellung, dass dies ein Happy End haben wird, ist wahnhaft«
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