The US is still in talks with Saudi Arabia about a possible deal to sell it civil nuclear technology, as part of a strategy to boost US exports while helping to curb greenhouse gas emissions, energy secretary Rick Perry has said. Speaking at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Mr Perry told the Financial Times that the talks were making progress “closer to one mile an hour than to Mach 1.2”, but said the US was working on a deal to support the kingdom’s plan to develop a nuclear power industry. He added that one priority for the US would be to ensure any deal did not contribute to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, saying that would be a greater risk if Saudi Arabia chose to buy its technology from Russia or China.
FT 12th March 2019 read more »