Russia Wants To Dance With The Devil

Vladimir Putin Set To Bait US With Nuclear
Aid For Tehran -- Times Online

Russia is considering increasing its assistance to Iran’s nuclear programme in response to America’s calls for Nato expansion eastwards and the presence of US Navy vessels in the Black Sea delivering aid to Georgia.

The Kremlin is discussing sending teams of Russian nuclear experts to Tehran and inviting Iranian nuclear scientists to Moscow for training, according to sources close to the Russian military.

Moscow has been angered by Washington’s promise to give Georgia £564m in aid following the Russian invasion of parts of the country last month after Tbilisi’s military offensive. Kremlin officials suspect the US is planning to rearm the former Soviet republic and is furious at renewed support for attempts by Georgia and Ukraine to join Nato.

Last week a third US Navy ship entered the Black Sea with aid bound for Georgia. Moscow has accused the Americans of using the vessels to deliver weapons but has failed to provide any evidence.

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My Comment: I still do not believe that Russia understands the dangerous road that it is pursuing by providing this type of nuclear assistance to Iran. By providing nuclear technology that is capable of producing the raw material for a nuclear weapon to a country that has vowed to destroy the U.S. and Israel .... this will expose Russia directly to retaliation in the event of a worse case scenario.

For Russia itself, it has nothing to gain by transferring this knowledge to the Iranians. The money earned is negligible to the Russian economy, but the consequences of this nuclear transfer could be catastrophic.