Posted by John B. Sheldon. David Ignatius, the novelist and newspaper columnist, writes in The Washington Post today that last year Saudi Arabia requested assistance from the US in the form of high-resolution satellite imagery in order to more accurately target Houthi rebels in Yemen who were fighting a border war with the Saudis. It [...]
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SpySats for Saudi Arabia?
Posted: November 11, 2010 in Arms Race, Earth Observing Satellite, Foreign Space, France, Iran, Middle East, reconnaissance, Saudi Arabia1
Saudi Arabia Going Nuclear? Yup
Posted: July 21, 2010 in Iran, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Proliferation, Saudi ArabiaTags: Iran, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Proliferation
The Saudis are one of many nations who are not too far from Iran and who have an interest in nuclear power. Hmm. Well in fairness, the Saudis have had an interest in nuclear power for some time. Still… Could there be an interest in moving beyond nuclear power? It depends. All in all, it [...]
Missing Iranian Scientist Shows Up In Washington
Posted: July 13, 2010 in Intelligence, Iran, Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program, Saudi Arabia, Spies Like UsTags: Iran
An interesting turn of events. Shahram Amiri, the missing Iranian nuclear scientist, was probably some sort of double agent and the U.S. figured it out. Basically, Amiri would have first given himself over to U.S. agents through the Saudis while posing as a nuclear scientist seeking a way out of Iran. In reality, he would [...]
