Sunday Times: Furious over US overtures to Georgia, Ukraine, Moscow may use nuclear aid to hit back.
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Russia may use nuclear aid to Iran as a method of responding to increased tensions between Moscow and Washington over the conflict in Georgia, the Sunday Times reported.
According to the report, a source close to the Russian military told the paper that Moscow is furious over the form of continued US overtures to Georgia and the Ukraine. Since hostilities in Georgia ended two weeks ago, the United States has called for a NATO expansion which would include the two nations, has sent warships to the region to deliver emergency supplies, has promised huge sums of aid to help rebuild the country and has sent US Vice President Dick Cheney to personally express Washington's firm support for its allies.
"Everything has changed since the war in Georgia," the source told the paper. "What seemed impossible before, is more than possible now, when our friends become our enemies and our enemies our friends. What are American ships doing off our coast? Do you see Russian warships off the coast of America?
"Russia will respond. A number of possibilities are being considered, including hitting America there where it hurts most - Iran," he warned.
Last Thursday, Cheney condemned Russia for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to change Georgia's borders by force.
Speaking during the closely watched trip to the US-allied South Caucasus nation, Cheney also assured Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili that the United States was "fully committed" to his country's efforts to join NATO.
"Georgia will be in our alliance," Cheney said.
On the eve of Cheney's arrival, the White House announced a $1 billion commitment to help the small but strategically located nation recover from its war with Russia.
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