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- U.S. senators have secured a vote on President Donald Trump's proposed Saudi nuclear pact before Dec 13.
- President Donald Trump submitted the 123 Agreement to Congress in late August, starting a 90-day Senate review on Sep 14.
- Critics say the pact omits bans on Saudi uranium enrichment and waste reprocessing, unlike the UAE gold-standard.
- Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley warned the Senate must weigh the pact’s risk of sparking a Middle-East arms race.