A senior Saudi Arabian official has promised that if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, it too will launch a nuclear arms program.
The comments indicate that Saudi Arabia might be willing to abandon a nuclear arms control pact it formed with the U.S. in 2008.
News.com.au reports:
"There is no intention currently to pursue a unilateral military nuclear program but the dynamics will change immediately if the Iranians develop their own nuclear capability," a senior Saudi source said.
"Politically, it would be completely unacceptable to have Iran with a nuclear capability and not the kingdom."
In such an eventuality, Saudi Arabia would start work on a new ballistic missile platform, purchase nuclear warheads from overseas and aim to source uranium to develop weapons-grade material.