US and Israel attack on Iran. What was the point?

[morqthana]

Civilian nuclear energy production is not restricted by the non proliferation treaty.

The NPT doesn't ban civilian nuclear energy production but it does impose restrictions and inspection regimes aimed at preventing weapons development.

NPT Article IV acknowledges the right of all Parties to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and to benefit from international cooperation in this area, in conformity with their nonproliferation obligations. Article IV also encourages such cooperation. This so-called third pillar provides for the transfer of nuclear technology and materials to NPT Parties for peaceful purposes in the development of civilian nuclear energy programs in those countries, subject to IAEA safeguards to demonstrate that their nuclear programs are not being used for the development of nuclear weapons.

As the commercially popular light water reactor nuclear power station uses enriched uranium fuel, it follows that states must be able either to enrich uranium or purchase it on an international market. Mohamed ElBaradei, then Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has called the spread of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities the "Achilles' heel" of the nuclear nonproliferation regime.

 

[fillyboy]

The NPT doesn't ban civilian nuclear energy production but it does impose restrictions and inspection regimes aimed at preventing weapons development.

Naturally, and I'm sure Saudi will comply fully.

So we're all agreed that the Donald has not flouted any nuclear proliferation rules as ellal claimed.

 

[morqthana]

I'm sure that the US's top ally in the Middle East has every faith in the good faith of Trump, and has no concerns abut any of this.