# Saudia Arabia has plenty of money why isn't it stronger militarily?

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**Created:** [October 6, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudia-arabia-has-plenty-of-money-why-isnt-it-stronger-militarily/205800 "2003-10-06T02:55:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudia-arabia-has-plenty-of-money-why-isnt-it-stronger-militarily/205800/21 "2003-10-06T19:56:49Z")

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It looks like the Saudi’s may be reviewing their military needs in interesting ways. From [Jane’s](http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/jiaa/jiaa031003_1_n.shtml)

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> and finally, the news late September that Saudi Arabia has embarked on a strategic review that includes acquiring nuclear weapons.

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**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saudia-arabia-has-plenty-of-money-why-isnt-it-stronger-militarily/205800/22 "2003-10-06T20:10:38Z")

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Yes that is something I have been curious about. What are the chances of the Saudis acquring nukes from , say , Pakistan. Could the US prevent it? If it happened how would it change the strategic balance in the region?

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