Riyadh will build nuclear weapons if Iran gets them, Saudi prince warns


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Prospect of a nuclear conflict in the Middle East is raised by senior diplomat and member of the Saudi ruling family

by Jason Burke

A senior Saudi Arabian diplomat and member of the ruling royal family has raised the spectre of nuclear conflict in the Middle East if Iran comes close to developing a nuclear weapon. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief and ambassador to Washington, warned senior Nato military officials that the existence of such a device "would compel Saudi Arabia … to pursue policies which could lead to untold and possibly dramatic consequences".
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