Wow So much hate for SA, and it's so baseless and illogical, saying stuff like Saudis lacking "brainz" and skills.
I assure you, we have the skills and brains.
SA send hundreds of thousands of students each year to study abroad in all fields (including nuclear) in US, China, Japan, and UK. Saudi Arabia ranks 4th in number of students studying in the US after the much more populated countries China, India, and Korea.
Saudi universities are always in top rankings in the Arab world, ME, and near east. No Iranian university even come close to a SA university in both research publication and quality of education.
Unlike Iran who's very dependent on its over-hyped military industrial propaganda to control its people, SA is a peaceful country, focused more on local growth. SA spends most of its money on housing projects, hospitals, higher education institutes, and infrastructure projects.
Some people choose not to see the evolution happening in SA, and keep telling themselves that Saudis lack everything but money, it what keeps them sleeping at night, as SA having BOTH money and "brainz" is too much to bare in terms of fairness.
Same hate and rhetoric directed towards the U.S. branding Americans as "fat" and "lazy," even though America basically control the whole world.
About the Nuclear demands, it's only natural for SA to seek that, as did Pakistan when India developed its nuclear program. The question on why SA didn't have nuclear ambitions earlier is irrelevant, as Iran proved its hostility towards SA and GCC countries by:
1- Aggressive rhetoric towards SA, calling them "Nawaseb" and followers of "Yazid" and that they must be wiped from the face of the earth. (basically same rhetoric directed toward Israel only with few changes)
2- Occupying GCC lands (3 Emirati Islands) which is according the signed GCC agreement is a hostile action against all GCC countries.
3- Spying cells directly linked to the Rev. Guards been dismantled every now and then in GCC countries.
4- Mecca incident where Iranians caused havoc and killed many pilgrims during the 1980s.
Israel, even though an enemy state, have never done 1% of the harm this rogue state did to SA.
So it's only natural for SA to do everything in its power to KEEP the economical and military superiority over Iran.
And yes, when it comes to soldier for soldier comparison, Saudis have proved themselves as one of the fiercest soldiers taking part in conflicts from Chechnya vs the Russians to Afghanistan to Syria and Iraq. Even the stateless Saudis proved challenging to the whole lot of the organized armies of Ira/Iraq/Syria where they're stuck needing air support to further push into more territories.
I really admire your confidence, even though it's really baseless.
SA have showed many times that it can defy the US. Like when it bought ballistic missiles from China or where it gave Obama the cold shoulder numerous times.
Iran is the one begging the 5+1 to ALLOW them to develop their nuclear technology. If you're really that strong and independent why ask in the first place, you couldve just went further without asking for permissions. Iran is all bark and no bite and is on the brink of economical collapse, that's the reason behind the talks, not because they wanted to but because they're running out of money. At a degree which they are ready to allow inspections and delays to their program for the sake of mere survival.
