The silence on the episode...comes from Syria who doesn’t want to admit that they had a real nuke missile facility in the works. This would toss the Saudis just one more reason to go out and buy their own nukes from some other 3rd world country.
“toss the Saudis just one more reason to go out and buy their own nukes”
It’s been whispered for DECADES (As far back as the mid-80’s, I recall) that the Saudi’s already have thier own nuke/nukes.
And that the two largest oilfields were rigged for nuclear destruction should Saddam have invaded.