US lawmakers urge Rubio to seek tough standards in any Saudi nuclear power pact

A dozen Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to push for “gold standard” non-proliferation protections in any
agreement with Saudi Arabia on sharing nuclear power technology.
The administration of Republican President Donald Trump told leaders of some congressional committees in November in an initial report that it is pursuing a civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia that does not include non-proliferation safeguards the U.S. has long said would ensure the kingdom does not develop
nuclear weapons.