[Just mythoughts]

Iran did get its nuclear beginnings from Russia. N.Korea was a Soviet stepchild until Boris could not longer afford to feed them and got our own bjclinton to adopt them and provide them with nuclear.

We have a fairly heavy hand in and around the Pakistanis right now, it is doubtful they will be spreading nuke material light or otherwise to anybody for the foreseeable future.

I watch what Putin does as well as what he says, he will host the next G-8 Summit next year and he has already said it will be about "energy security". Putin has traveled the world over making friends and influencing our (US) oil dealers.

[mym]

We have a fairly heavy hand in and around the Pakistanis right now, it is doubtful they will be spreading nuke material light or otherwise to anybody for the foreseeable future.

Oh, yeah? Looks like "hand" is not heavy enough:
Iran built its nuclear program in secret over 18 years with the help of Abdul Qadeer Khan, a top Pakistani official and nuclear scientist who sold spare parts from his country's own weapons program to Iran, Libya and North Korea. Khan's black-market dealings were uncovered in 2003. He confessed on national television, was swiftly pardoned by Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and is now under house arrest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...1447.html

Putin has traveled the world over making friends and influencing our (US) oil dealers.
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Don't speak to me that Putin persuaded somebody not to sell oil to the USA. It's foolishness.

[mym]

What about Pakistani trace in Iran nuclear program? Any questions?

[jb6]

We have a fairly heavy hand in and around the Pakistanis right now, it is doubtful they will be spreading nuke material light or otherwise to anybody for the foreseeable future

Except that according to Lybian testimony the Pakies are spreading this very day to Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, amongst others. Earlier this year SA refused flat out any inspections on its nuclear program...and like good little Dhimmi we backed off.

[GarySpFc]

Iran did get its nuclear beginnings from Russia. N.Korea was a Soviet stepchild until Boris could not longer afford to feed them and got our own bjclinton to adopt them and provide them with nuclear.

Wrong, wrong, wrong! We gave North Korea two light water reactors. Furthermore, Russia did not get its nuclear beginnings from Russia.