US and Russia: Nuclear BFF

BBC 05.10.2010

US President Barack Obama has revived a civilian nuclear energy pact with Moscow, which was shelved in the wake of Russia's 2008 conflict with Georgia... The agreement would allow the transfer of technology and equipment, including reactors... In his letter to Congress, Mr Obama said: "The level and scope of US-Russia co-operation on Iran are sufficient to justify resubmitting the proposed agreement to the Congress..." The pact had been signed in 2007 by Mr Bush and Vladimir Putin, who was Russian president at the time. But the conflict in Georgia meant the deal was never put to a Senate vote.