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The nuclear weapons initiatives are largely managed by Ross Atom, Russia’s atomic energy giant, led by Sergey Kiryenko. Once a prime minister and now a powerful figure within the Kremlin, Kiryenko's enterprise serves as a nexus for both technological development and financial siphoning. The vast flow of state funds into these projects seems driven by corruption and theft, turning the programs into lucrative mechanisms for embezzlement rather than purely strategic assets.