Can Yemen Sustain a Nuclear Program?

— Yemeni President AN Abdullah Saleh has announced his country, one of the poorest in the world, plans to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Yemen is looking to harness nuclear power to generate electricity and to desalinate sea water in order to meet the needs of its growing urban population. It also hopes to boost the country's tiny industrial base, as well as expand its energy resources in light of Yemen's declining oil production. Yemen's small oil sector is negligible compared its richer neighbor Saudi Arabia. "The energy issue is a very important issue, and it is the main force that drives our developments," confirmed Prime Minister AN Mohammed Mujur The announcement of the ambitious project came at the end of September...