Explainer-Why is a proposed US-Saudi nuclear pact causing alarm in Washington and the Middle East?

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The US administration supports a nuclear energy pact allowing Saudi Arabia uranium enrichment and spent fuel processing. This agreement has raised concerns among Middle Eastern countries about possible weapons proliferation.

DUBAI, July 22 - The Trump administration backs a nuclear energy pact with Riyadh allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium and process spent atomic fuel, two sources have said, a move that may worry regional states concerned about weapons proliferation.