Russia Needs More Help With its Nukes.

• Position: Proposed American military assistance to Russia with nuclear weapon systems - Brief Article

President Bush needs to give "continued high priority" to trying to help Russia bring its nuclear security situation under better control, urged Harold D. Bengelsdorf, former assistant director of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

The status of nuclear security in Russia is "extremely troubling," posing national-security threats to the United States that "dwarf, by many times over, the alleged risks" associated with potential weapon materials in several other countries, Bengelsdorf said. The Bush administration should continue U.S. efforts to help Russia immediately improve physical...