Back in November we pointed out that the US appears to have lost control of its nuclear policy in relation to Russia. We highlighted that the United States will spend $448M in the FY08 budget on dismantling Russian nuclear weapons, which is a good cause, but by paying for the dismantling it is allowing Russia to spend 10 billion Rubbles, or roughly $411M on new Borei Class ballistic missile [From Bush Subsidizes Iran Nuke Program, Congress Subsidizes Nuke Submarines]