NENSC Co-Chair Dan Poneman Makes the Case for U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Cooperation in the New York Times

In an August 6 New York Times opinion piece, NENSC Co-Chair and former Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman argues that critics of the U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement have the strategic calculus backward. Poneman makes the case that U.S. engagement gives Washington greater leverage to advance rigorous nonproliferation, safety, and security standards while preserving American strategic and commercial influence. Walking away, he argues, could instead leave Russia or China better positioned to shape Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program.

Read the op-ed here.