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05/06/2009 (June 5, 2009)
ST. PETERSBURG June 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and the United States should elaborate "tougher rules of the game" relating to the international nuclear nonproliferation regime, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Friday.
Speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Sergei Ivanov said the existing nonproliferation regime was "weak."
He said that the ongoing global economic crisis was lending a special urgency to the issue.
"In the context of the crisis, those who possess [enrichment] technology or even enriched uranium could be tempted to sell their technology or materials on the side," he said.
He said there were an increasing number of potential buyers, especially among terrorist and extremist organizations.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said earlier on Friday he intended to discuss nuclear proliferation at his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.
The two presidents are due to meet in Moscow in early July....
If Russia is saying these things, they have intelligence to back it up !
