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2006-01-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran plans 20 reactors with Russian aid; $215 million for 2 now

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Posted by lotp 2006-01-16 10:10|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Clearly Putin has forgotten his own country's victims to Muslim terrorist. Beslan school and the Moscow Theater just to name two attacks. What could he be thinking in helping Islamics build nuke plants?

I've never trusted Putin but I've never thought he was stupid. Until now.

Posted by Icerigger 2006-01-16 12:39|| 2006-01-16 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's see
Andropov was the protege of Suslov
Putin was the protege of Andropov
But... Andropov is prez of Russia not the USSR
So, is the KGB still in Putin?
and since Suslov was party...
Is the Party still in Putin?
Then Is the Cold War over in Putin's view?

Posted by 3dc 2006-01-16 14:18|| 2006-01-16 14:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Putin isn't that stupid.

The Russian 'commercial' nuclear plants aren't particularly efficient, aren't particularly safe and their byproducts aren't that easy to convert to bombs (it may even be easier to just start from scratch with uranian ore).

Russian military reactors do produce very enriched endproduct.

Posted by mhw 2006-01-16 15:36|| 2006-01-16 15:36|| Front Page Top

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