playing both sides
A Russian rocket launched an Israeli spy satellite today. The satellite's mission? To spy on Iran's nuclear program.
Guess why NASA can't just buy Soyuz rockets from Russia? That would be because of ITAR, a program designed to keep nuclear secrets from Iran. And, since the Russians are supplying nuclear technology to Iran, under ITAR NASA can only do limited cooperation with the Russians, pretty much limited to coordination on ISS activities.
So, Russia sells nuclear secrets to Iran, then sells a launch to Israel so that Israel can spy on Iran's nuclear installations.
It sure must give the Russians a hearty laugh, being able to sell to both sides like that. I wonder if Russia will continue to laugh when Iran starts selling nuclear technology to all those Muslim states on Russia's borders. Does the word "Chechnya" ring a bell?
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