According to foxnews.com, Jesse Chacon Venezuela's science and technology minister is saying that his country is working to detect uranium deposits for the development of "nuclear energy for medicinal purposes, for peaceful purposes." Chacon said that they are working with Russia to find the uranium but the Mining Minister Rodolfo Sanz said Friday that Iran was helping Venezuela find the deposits. The U.S. State Department has voiced it's concerns on the two countries exchanging "nuclear material" but doesn't seem too concerned about the issue. Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, has shown interest in nuclear energy since 2005 and has hinted that Venezuela will only work with Iran concerning anything nuclear. Both Iran and Venezuela are anti-U.S. and these two partnering up is unnerving, especially with Venezuela being so close to U.S. soil compared to Iran and other anti-U.S. countries. It looks to early to tell if this partnership will prove dangerous but there is no doubt in my mind that the U.S. government and it's allies will be keeping a close eye on these two.
By Andi Whipkey
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