"Saudi Arabia is denying a published report that it is interested in developing a nuclear weapon, according to a statement released by its PR firm, Qorvis Communications," O'Dwyer's PR Daily reports. The UK's Guardian [3], citing unidentified sources, reported that top officials in Riyadh are considering acquiring nuclear capabilities as
a defensive strategic option for the kingdom. "Until now, the assumption in Washington was that Saudi Arabia was content to remain under the US nuclear umbrella. But the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the US has steadily worsened since the September 11 attacks," the Guardian writes. According to O'Dwyer's, the Qorvis-distributed statement said reports "that the Kingdom is seeking nuclear, biological or chemical weapons are motivated by malice and have no grounding in the truth."