Saudi Arabia likely would not pursue a nuclear weapon even if Iran reveals to the world that it has one of its own, said Thomas Lippman, adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and award-winning author and journalist, Monday. “In my opinion, the disincentives of pursuing nuclear weapons are so overwhelming for Saudi Arabia that it would be national suicide for them to go down that path,” Lippman told attendees of his June 4 speech on Saudi Arabia that AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies sponsored in Arlington, Va. Lippman said the Saudi government realizes that its nation’s future lies in full integration into the world economy and industrialization. “If they were to break their agreements under the Nonproliferation Treaty . . . and go down that path of nuclear outlaws, their future would look more like North Korea than Norway,” he said. “I just don’t see that happening.”
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
