Putin’s radioactive chokehold on the world
The Kremlin dominates the cross-border business of nuclear fuel and technology
DURING THE brief war between Israel and Iran, the world’s attention was focused on Iran’s nuclear programme. Yet out of the spotlight another geopolitical struggle is being waged—over the international trade in nuclear technology and enriched uranium. Though far less explosive than the situation in the Islamic Republic, the stakes involved are nonetheless high.
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This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Russia’s worrying atomic dominance ”
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