U.S. Comments On Expected Iran-Russia Nuclear Deal

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http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/02/21bc32f4-eb19-488d-b133-1a115dd970e6.html

7 February 2005 -- The United States appears to be taking a relaxed view of an expected deal in which Russia will supply nuclear fuel for a Russian-built nuclear reactor in Iran.

U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said today that Washington's understanding is that Russia will have guarantees that the nuclear fuel will not be diverted to military applications.

"The deal was structured so that whatever assistance Russia provided Iran would be accounted for, and would be guaranteed could not support a nuclear program," Ereli said.

Ereli's comment comes after Reuter news agency reported that Russia is preparing to sign the deal with Iran to start nuclear fuel shipments to the nearly completed Bushehr nuclear plant.

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1. Or to put it another way

Yeah we're pretty big and bad when it comes to slapping countries around that can't defend themselves, but when it comes to one of the real players on the block we're a lot more, shall we say, negotiable."

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2. Russia hates * and they will help anyone who hates * too

We are in for a very rocky ride in the following days to come.

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