Quill Lawrence
speaker
1,969 appearances
235 recordings
4 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 10 Sep
Quill Lawrence’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In the past, nuclear cooperation was held out as an incentive if Saudi Arabia recognized the state of Israel or if the kingdom addressed human rights concerns.
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According to a memo seen by NPR, this deal requires none of those concessions and may not include the strictest international inspections to make sure the Saudis don't begin a weapons program.
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Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has long sought U.S.
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reactor technology with the stated goal of developing a peaceful nuclear power program.
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The American nuclear industry is interested in doing business with the oil-rich country, but previous U.S.
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presidents had worried it could lead to a weapons program and a nuclear arms race in the Middle East with the Saudis' arch-rival Iran.
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In the past, nuclear cooperation was held out as an incentive if Saudi Arabia recognized the state of Israel or if the kingdom addressed human rights concerns.
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According to a memo seen by NPR, this deal requires none of those concessions and may not include the strictest international inspections to make sure the Saudis don't begin a weapons program.
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Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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Straight from their opening statements, I have to say that neither General Kaine nor Secretary Hegseth mentioned Iran at all in their opening statements.
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And Secretary Hegseth, I didn't hear him mention the casualties over the weekend.
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The senators who opened the hearing and General Kane did offer their condolences.
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When the question started, they were pretty bluntly dodged by the secretary and even the chairman.
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Democrat Patty Murray asked Hegseth about President Trump's proposed toll on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, asking who talked the president out of it.
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And Hegseth's answer was that the U.S.
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is blocking Iran's ports.
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Murray quoted Hegseth himself saying a few months ago that Iran's missiles were destroyed.
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And Hegseth's answer to that was that Iran is at its weakest point in 47 years.
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So they were fairly well talking past each other.
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