Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Iranian Nuclear Program 2002-2022

The research aims to show the extent of the development of the Iranian nuclear program, to document and track the Saudi strategy towards this program, as well as to discuss the hypothesis that both Iran and Saudi Arabia will acquire nuclear weapons in the future. The research studied the subject through four sections; the first one involved the emergence and development of the Iranian nuclear program. The second stated Saudi Arabia's position on this program. The third section discussed the hypothesis of Iran's possession of nuclear weapons. The fourth one included the hypothesis of Saudi Arabia's possession of nuclear weapons within the strategy of balance of power with Iran. The most important conclusion is that the nuclear program has reached advanced stages and Saudi Arabia is willing to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and if this is not possible, it will move towards acquiring a similar one.