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By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – A proposed U.S. pact with Saudi Arabia on its development of nuclear power lacks the strictest guardrails that Democratic lawmakers had urged, according to a U.S. State Department letter sent to one of the senators.
The administration of Republican President Donald Trump said last year that it was pursuing a civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia to boost U.S. industry and strengthen diplomatic ties.
However, nonproliferation advocates are concerned because Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the…