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Hiroshima for Global Peace

29. Saudi Arabia ■Non-Nuclear-Weapon State

Nuclear Disarmament 11.5 Points Full Points 42 27.4%
Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2021:+0.5
Saudi Arabia voted for most of the UNGA Resolutions regarding nuclear disarmament related to the humanitarian dimensions as well as legal prohibition of nuclear weapons. However, it has not signed the TPNW or the CTBT. It has not actively engaged in promotion of nuclear disarmament.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation 33 Points Full Points 61 54.1%
Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2021:-2
Saudi Arabia has not acceded to the IAEA Additional Protocol. Its national implementation regarding export controls also came up short. Saudi Arabia had repeatedly stated an intention to acquire nuclear weapons, but did not do in 2021. Although its first research reactor is nearing completion, it has neither concluded the IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and nor accepted an amendment to the Small Quantity Protocol (SQP). It opposes renouncing a right to conduct enrichment and reprocessing activities in negotiations on a Saudi-U.S. civil nuclear cooperation agreement.
Nuclear Security 22 Points Full Points 41 53.7%
Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2021:0
Saudi Arabia has ratified all nuclear security-related conventions. Information on the status of its nuclear security measures is not enough to make an assessment. Saudi Arabia is supporting the establishment of the IAEA Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre at Seibersdorf.
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