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Developing countries eye nuclear power: report
Mon May 12, 6:45 AM ET
More than 40 developing countries have recently approached United
Nations officials to express interest in starting nuclear power
programs, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
The interest among developing countries ranging from the Gulf to Latin
America is a concern to proliferation experts, who say it could provide
the building blocks for nuclear arsenals in some of the countries, the
Post said.
The newspaper said much of the interest in nuclear power is driven by
economic considerations including the high cost of fossil fuels.
However, some Middle Eastern countries with access to large stocks of
oil or natural gas, such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates, appear to be investing in nuclear power partly because of
concerns about a future regional arms race, the Post said.