[Vaquero]

its who they will transfer the product and the technology to that I worry about.

The Russkies have the technology and the bombs already.

[AndyJackson]

The issue has very little to do with nuclear weapons securty and a lot to do with our own energy security.

The problem the US and Russia have is how to dispose of vast stockpiles of unneeded weapons grade materials.

Raw uranium out of a mine or even slightly enriched uranium for power reactor applications are not proliferation threats.

The simple problem is US competitiveness. What are we doing, not mining enriching and using our own uranium for our own power applications and to supply other countries who have the proper safeguards?

This is not a security issue. It is an economics issue.