Zero Hedge: "20% of the US uranium reserves belong to Russia"

By Vestnik Kavkaza

The American publication Zero Hedge writes today that 20% of the US uranium reserves belong to Russia. An unexpected fact about which little is said, but which has a weighty significance for America's nuclear industry. The fact is that in 2008 there was a deal between Russia, the United States and Canada, which resulted in the Russian state company Rosatom acquiring 20% of the US uranium resources. What the proportion of uranium directly from the United States is still remains unclear.

The problem is that the leadership of the United States fears that the assets managed by the Russian company could go to its strategic partner, Iran. In addition, Rosatom is very popular around the world, and the United States is at risk of being an outsider in the international nuclear energy market. It is becoming obvious that in addition to aggressive management of applications of America, the country has no reason to dominate in the world.

The publication National Interest wrote today about the possibility of a nuclear war between the US and Russia. The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union, but the threats continue to pour in the direction of Russia. But in today's environment can it exacerbate the crisis between the two countries?

Analysts say there is still a possibility of starting a nuclear war. Part of the problem lies in the fact that both countries are nuclear powers, but the US has an advantage in the face of NATO member countries. In turn, Russia has allies in Iran and China, so the forces are roughly equal. Unlike the US, Russia is not in the habit of building up its military potential far from its borders, which is why in this confrontation America is the aggressor, but not Moscow.

The result of this imbalance was the decision of the Kremlin's "de-escalation" of aggression, as a result of which Russia decided to use the threat of use of nuclear weapons only in case of the armed conflict in order to prevent the enemy on its territory.

In fact, the reasons for the outbreak of war is not on the part of Russia. Russia is not a revolutionary power, has no claim on neighboring territories and does not threaten the world with nuclear weapons. Quite a different position from the United States. Attempts have been made to control the situation in the world, to destroy the new countries with the necessary margin of state resources, which may cause the response.

Despite the rather aggressive US and NATO, Russia still manages to strike a balance and resist the foreign policy of the Western countries.

The US publication Business Insider wrote today about the intention of Saudi Arabia to begin development of nuclear weapons. Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as the protracted negotiations on the nuclear program of Iran are good reason to make the assumption that at least one nuclear power can appear in the Middle East. And it is Saudi Arabia. The country's leadership has repeatedly stated that it wants to receive the privileges available to Iran, and does not intend to watch as neighboring countries continue to work on the development of the atom without acquiring its own nuclear bomb.

The United States, in turn, is trying to play on the interests of both Iran and Saudi Arabia. For Iran it is necessary to lift all economic sanctions, so the state could become a full player in the international market, but, at the same time, the country's leadership is not going to completely abandon its nuclear program. Saudi Arabia is by far the most powerful American ally in the Middle East and wants to get the benefits legally. On the one hand, US officials do not want to spoil relations with any country, as long as they are in the field of their international interests. But on the other hand, the emergence of two states with nuclear potential in the region could be dangerous for America first. It is not known what the outcome of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program will be, but it is clear that the struggle for the region is at a serious level, and the winner will get full control of the Middle East, and the loser risks being an outsider on the world stage.