Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Why Did Russia And China Help In Developing Iran's Nuclear Program?

Inside Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant

Iran’s Nuclear Program Helped By China, Russia -- Washington Times

Cooperation began in 1990s.

The foundation of Iran’s nuclear program can be traced to extensive Chinese and Russian cooperation in the 1990s, according to a former U.S. intelligence official who specialized on Tehran’s program.

“Russian and Chinese cooperation in the 1990s with Iran created the foundation of the Iranian nuclear program today,” said Susan Voss, a former nuclear engineering analyst with Los Alamos National Laboratory who has worked closely with the U.S. intelligence community.

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My Comment:
When I read stories like this one, I always say ..... what were they thinking? So .... what were the Chinese and Russians thinking?

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