The longer runway at Khmeimim airbase in Syria gives nuclear-capable bombers a place to land, and is one more move in Russia's plan to expand its capacities in new directions.
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The Venezuelan mining arc undertakes significant enrichment of metals such as uranium and selenium, which are often used to manufacture military implements, and Iran has a known interest in Venezuela's uranium enrichment program. "The great risk,” says Paparoni, “is that Nicolas Maduro is desperate enough to stay in power that he might well be yielding to this type of interest.”
