"In an interview with the U.S. television network CBS aired in mid-March, Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince who effectively runs the country for his father King Salman, said, “Saudi Arabia doesn’t want to own a nuclear bomb. But without a doubt, if Iran develops a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible.”

So, this is basically India and Pakistan all over again, only with countries that are a lot more likely to back terrorists.

"The Trump administration, eager to revive the torpid American nuclear industry, is pushing Saudi Arabia to consider U.S. companies -- such as Westinghouse Electric Co. and Exelon Corp. -- for its nuclear contracts instead of competitors from Russia, China and other countries. "

Perhaps this is about money, or perhaps its about stirring the middle eastern pot. Threaten to give the Saudi's all the nuclear tech they want while deliberately ignoring what they do with it and you might just get Iran to end its own nuclear program if only the U.S. will put a stop to this. Or you might get a nuclear conflict.

This is probably going to go down in history as amazingly dumb. Canada is still a little embarrassed about India, but this will be much worse.