Saudi Arabia and weapons of mass destruction
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not officially maintained or possessed the weapons of mass destruction (WMD). In 1972, Saudi Arabia signed and ratified the Biological Weapons Convention, followed by the ratification of Chemical Weapons Convention (1996) and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1998).
Over the issue of nuclear energy, Saudi Arabia has made steps towards a nuclear program and according to some observations, the program can be weaponized towards developing nuclear weapons.
In 2018, Mohammad bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, confirmed on interview given to American CBS's 60 Minutes that Saudi Arabia would develop nuclear weapons if Iran successfully detonated one, causing widespread distrust of the Saudi Arabian nuclear program.