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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (116885)	10/15/2003 11:01:59 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I see a very interesting set of events coming up around 2005-2006, after the Iranians develop their long range missiles and nukes. The missiles will be theirs thanks to the Russians, a fact that utterly mystifies me given the Russians' treatment of Chechens and other Islamic minorities. Is it worth it to the Russians to arm their oil competitors and friends of their enemies? If things get rough, do the Russians really want to have the Iranians armed with missiles and nukes that they can use to blackmail them into giving in to regional Islamist threats? I wouldn't think so, but then again I don't think like a Russian. Assuming some sort of understanding between the Europeans and Russia, and even possible Russian membership in NATO, the French and Germans, perhaps even the US, may feel the need to assist the Russians in the event such a threat becomes a reality. So, yes, I definitely see the potential for a long term threat to European interests from Iranian nukes and missiles. Or to put it more bluntly, why would anyone want the Mad Mullahs armed with nukes and the means to deliver them within a 5,000 kilometer radius in the first place?