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    Interest in Nuclear Power Rising in Oil-Rich Middle East

    Iran has been much in the news because of its progress in developing nuclear technology.   Now some of its neighbors--Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, among them--are doing the same thing.  Do they want electricity or something more?  Charles Ferguson, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is author of its forthcoming report, ' Nuclear…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Iran has been much in the news because of its progress in developing nuclear technology. Now some of its neighbors--Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, among them--are doing the same thing. Do they want electricity or something more? Charles Ferguson, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is author of its forthcoming report, 'Nuclear Energy: Balancing Benefits and Risks.'

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