In Through The Out Door

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]