Russia is skeptical of the current U.S. government's policy of pursuing 'treatyless' arms control reductions.
Drawing on experience from a vast Soviet-era biological warfare program and a cold war accident, Russia has more knowledge and practical tools for combatting anthrax than any other country. And it has offered those resources, including stockpiles of anthrax vaccine, to the US.
The cash-strapped Russian Space Agency is turning to advertisers, from Pepsi shoots aboard mir to Pizza Hut logos to Versace designed space-suits, to finance their efforts.