I snorted when I read this, sorry I don't mean to be rude but even if this is true and Russia does control them, there is rampant corruption in the Russian military and Arabs have
1) Good connections with the Russian military
2)Plenty of the folding stuff.
For a real worse case scenario, Iran is tempting us to attack them because they control some of the weapon systems and will use them when we attack there nuclear facilities.
I snorted when I read this, sorry I don't mean to be rude but even if this is true and Russia does control them, there is rampant corruption in the Russian military and Arabs have.
I can understand why you would snort about it. However, it's not a perfect world and if it is the best we can do right now, it is what it is.
It's better they are in Russia's hands than Saddam's. And they know we know. It's Realpolitiks.
On the other hand, the whole story could be Israeli disinformation. That wouldn't surprise me either.