Inside Trade

September 22, 2025

Africa and The Middle East

Obama Submits U.S.-UAE Nuclear Deal To Congress

President Barack Obama yesterday (May 21) submitted to Congress the U.S.-United Arab Emirates Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. Under the deal, the U.S. would sell nuclear materials and equipment for research and power production in exchange for a commitment by the UAE that it will not enrich or reprocess fuel to produce bombs. The UAE, unlike India with which the U.S. also has concluded a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, has signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and has never developed nuclear weapons...

Obama Submits U.S.-UAE Nuclear Deal To Congress

President Barack Obama Today (May 21) submitted to Congress the U.S.-United Arab Emirates Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, under which the U.S. would sell nuclear materials and equipment for research and power production in exchange for a commitment by the UAE that it will not enrich or reprocess fuel to produce bombs. The UAE, unlike India with which the U.S. also has concluded a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, has signed the Nonproliferation Treaty and has never developed nuclear weapons. Congress will...

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