Russia Wants to Build Nuclear Plants in Syria

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clipped from www.israelnationalnews.com Russia, which is helping Iran build nuclear plants, now wants to add Syria to its list of investments in atomic energy while the US enlists support for the idea of making Middle East free of nuclear weapons. Israel is the only country in the region that is thought to have nuclear weapon capability, but Syria is suspected of having tried to build a nuclear warhead. U.S. President Barack Obama last week renewed sanctions against Syria, which has been trying to gain access to mass destruction weapons. The United States recently confirmed Israeli estimates that Syria has helped arm Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon with tens of thousands of missiles. The U.S. government defines Syria as a country that sponsors terror, and a nuclear power plant would give it access to enriched uranium, a key ingredient for a nuclear weapon. Russia and China, both of which have an economic investment in Iran’s nuclear plants, have blocked American proposals

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