Saudi Arabia yesterday emphasized the economic significance of a joint GCC program to develop nuclear energy technology for peaceful purposes. "Possessing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes has economic and scientific significance," the Council of Ministers said.

Official Iranian sources are claiming that they have information about Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signing an agreement in 2003 in which Pakistan promised to help Saudi Arabia develop nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have concluded a secret agreement on "nuclear cooperation" that will provide the Saudis with nuclear-weapons technology in exchange for cheap oil, according to a ranking Pakistani insider.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have concluded a secret agreement on nuclear cooperation, according to an unnamed Pakistani insider. According to the source, "It will be vehemently denied by both countries but future events will confirm that Pakistan has agreed to provide KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) with the wherewithal for a nuclear deterrent."

Saudi Arabia, in response to the current upheaval in the Middle East, has embarked on a strategic review that includes acquiring nuclear weapons, according to the Guardian.