US rejects Russian moonbase help

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The chief of Russia's space agency said that the US has rejected a proposal by Moscow to explore the moon jointly, a Russian news agency reported. NASA announced in December that it would establish an international base camp on one of the moon's poles, permanently staffing it by 2024. Officials with Russia's Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, later said they had hoped to join NASA's program with Russian technology and experience. But Roscosmos chief Anatoly Perminov was quoted by the Interfax news agency on Sunday as saying that the US had rebuffed the offer. "We are ready to cooperate but for some reasons the US has announced that it will carry out the program itself," he was quoted as saying.

I saw this little tid-bit of a new report, and I was wonder if anyone knew more information. Is there any top secret reason why the U.S. can't include Russia in it's Moon base plans?

There is already a thread on this topic.

It can be found here.
US Snubs Russia's Request for Joint Moon Exploration

Helium 3. The US want it first. When they find out where it is most abundant they will claim the area for the USA. Once they have researched it they will release watered down information about its abundance so they can set the price high. 1900 - 2000 whoever controls oil controls the world. 2000 - 2100 whoever controls helium 3 controls the world (and its economy). The moon may eventually turn out to be the new middle east.