Behind the scenes of U.S. midterm races, another campaign is quietly taking shape. Congress is poised to vote on the Trump administration’s proposed nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, with both chambers expected to act during the week of Nov. 30. Democratic senators have introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to block the agreement during its required 90-day review period, and a companion House resolution, introduced on Sept. 14, is advancing as well.
The agreement would open the door to exporting U.S. uranium enrichment technology for the first time since the Manhattan Project. That marks a dangerous break with eight decades of bipartisan American nonproliferation policy — and with numerous statutes Congress itself has written. Lawmakers should oppose the agreement in its current form.
