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  "id": 8325657,
  "title": "U.S.-Saudi nuclear power deal faces pushback over potential weapons risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/u-s-saudi-nuclear-power-deal-faces-pushback-over-potential-weapons",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T22:35:49.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-saudi-nuclear-power-deal-faces-pushback-over-potential-weapons-risks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "This week, Democratic representatives introduced a resolution to block the Trump administration's new civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia. The deal paves the way for the U.S. to help Saudi Arabia build a nuclear power program for peaceful purposes. But critics fear it doesn't have sufficient safeguards and could allow Saudi Arabia to pursue nuclear weapons. Nick Schifrin reports.",
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        "title": "U.S.-Saudi nuclear power deal faces pushback over potential weapons risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/u-s-saudi-nuclear-power-deal-faces-pushback-over-potential-weapons-8326562",
        "published": "2026-09-18T22:35:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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