The Trump administration has come under scrutiny from Congress and the nonproliferation policy community about its approval of commercial nuclear dealings with Saudi Arabia, prior to the completion of a nuclear cooperation agreement between the two countries. While it is important for the administration to adhere to long-established U.S. nonproliferation practices, these activities are not the most consequential shift in U.S. nuclear energy cooperation policymaking in the Trump administration.
Trump has come under scrutiny about commercial nuclear dealings with Saudi Arabia these activities are not the most consequential shift in U.S. nuclear energy coop policymaking in the Trump administration