Matthew Kroenig

“Washington is right to strengthen its relationship with Riyadh, but it should not do so at the expense of its effective nuclear weapons nonproliferation standards,”

Matthew Kroenig · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Kroenig cautioned in July that strengthening ties with Riyadh should not come at the expense of nonproliferation standards.

“This would be a much better outcome than exporting a bomb-making capability to an additional country in an already volatile region,”

Matthew Kroenig · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Kroenig said relying on imported fuel-cycle services would be preferable to exporting bomb-making capability to Saudi Arabia.