This is CBS. I on the world. I'm John Batchel.

Russia is building more than 10 nuclear units abroad as it looks to tap into rising energy demand

driven by artificial intelligence and developing markets, according to the Kremlin.

I call upon Henry Sikolsky, the executive director of the Non-Proliferation Policy Education Center,

my guide on nuclear power, nuclear weapons, even the talk of the future of nuclear power and weapons.

And right now, this looks like the Kremlin boasting, although I do remember they make money at it.

Henry, a very good evening to you.

Moscow is doubling down on efforts to boost its global influence.

Do nuclear power plants work?

Are they diplomacy?

Good evening to you.

Good evening.

Happy new year.

Phrased in that fashion, you can get any answer around 360 degrees.

If you put a couple of qualifiers on it, you get different answers.

Let me explain.

Do these reactors make money?

I think the jury's out.

The motives for selling or exporting these things has a lot to do in the Russian case

with compromising the infrastructure of a country they want to compromise in general.

Turkey is a good example, where they want to have the Turks on a short leash for a variety

of geopolitical reasons.

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