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John Bolton: Iran Nukes Threaten Russia
U.S. ambassador to the U.N., John Bolton, warned Moscow Thursday night that if Iran is allowed to develop nuclear weapons, Russia would be at risk from Tehran's nuclear-capable missile fleet. "As the Iranians develop longer range, more accurate ballistic missiles, it's not just Israel or other American allies in the region or American-deployed forces that are at risk from an Iranian nuclear weapon," Bolton told ABC Radio host John Batchelor. "Russia critically is at risk," he warned, adding: "Why anybody in Moscow thinks it's in their interest to have a nuclear-capable ballistic missile-equipped Iran near their southern border is a mystery to me." Bolton's comments come as the U.S. tries to persuade the United Nations Security Council, which includes Russia, to pass sanctions against Iran, a move that Moscow opposes.
Story Continues Below Russia has helped build the Iranian nuclear program, beginning with the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. Moscow has also sold surface-to-air missiles to Iran, in a bid to help Tehran repell airstrikes by Israel or the U.S. targeting its nuclear facilities. Editor's note:
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