http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704360404576206712518239974.htmlBy JAY SOLOMON
WASHINGTON—Japan's nuclear disaster and the Middle East political unrest have combined to stall the Obama administration's efforts to export peaceful nuclear technology to key Arab and Asian countries, a central platform of U.S. nonproliferation strategy, according to officials briefed on the negotiations.
Planned nuclear-power deals with Jordan, Bahrain and other countries now appear shaky, with the U.S. worried about the stability of their governments and the other countries worried about the safety of nuclear energy. Germany and China are among the leading nations that say they are re-evaluating their development of atomic power because of Japan's crisis.
"I think it's going to be quite some time before deals are finalized, given what's happening in the region," said an Arab diplomat whose country is pursuing a nuclear-cooperation agreement.
The delaying—and perhaps derailing—of the nuclear pacts is the latest sign of how Washington's national-security strategy is being altered by turmoil engulfing the Mideast, North Africa and now Japan. MORE AT LINK 
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