Crown Prince and Donald Trump

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is reaching America on Monday next week. He will meet US President Donald Trump. And he has presented a mega-demand list before the Trump administration, which is much discussed.

According to a news from the news website Middle East Eye, once the Gulf rulers used to go to the White House only to buy fighter aircraft and missile systems, but MBS’s new list includes high-tech deals like nuclear umbrella, AI drones, F-35 fighter jets, Blackwell AI chips and large data centers. Let us know it in detail one by one.

1. Nuclear Umbrella: Saudi’s biggest demand

Saudi Arabia is not only expecting a strong security agreement from America, but also wants it to be included in the American nuclear umbrella. Nuclear Umbrella means America’s nuclear security umbrella. This means that if that country is attacked or there is any nuclear threat, America will protect it with its nuclear weapons. Japan and South Korea are safe under this American security umbrella. In return, these countries themselves do not make nuclear weapons.

According to a news from news website Middle East Eye, Saudi Arabia now wants this facility so that it can be free from dependence on Iran, regional instability and Pakistan. Saudi’s recent defense agreement with Pakistan, which is said to include all military options.

2. Civil Nuclear Deal

The second major issue in the talks between Saudi Arabia and America is the civil nuclear agreement. The UAE had promised not to enrich uranium under the US 123 Agreement in 2009, but Saudi has made it clear: We will enrich the uranium ourselves, sell it and make yellowcake. However, American security experts believe that if Riyadh agreed to give up enrichment, its price could be demands such as the deployment of American nuclear weapons.

3. From F-35 to MQ-9 Reaper drone

Saudi is coming on this visit with 1000 officials and 18 aircraft, which shows the seriousness of the visit. During Trump’s May visit, the two countries had agreed to defense deals worth $142 billion. Now the talks are stuck on F-35. There is talk of Saudi getting 48 F-35. Israel considers it the main basis of its regional military advantage

4. AI agenda: chips, drones and data centers

Saudi’s next big strategic demand is AI capability. Purchase of Blackwell AI chips from America. Large data center for Saudi funded company Humain. Datavolt’s $5 billion Red Sea data hub. But chip delivery is stuck due to American concerns about tech access to China. Saudi wants to invest in US start-up Shield AI’s V-BAT drones and their upcoming vertical takeoff drone technology that can carry air-to-air, air-to-surface weapons and fly alongside fighter jets.