Source link Decade-old military documents give an insight into Moscow’s military thinking, the British newspaper has alleged Russia’s threshold for using shorter-range tactical nuclear weapons may be lower than defense experts in the West believe, the Financial Times has claimed, cited purported Russian military documents. The materials, which were allegedly presentations for naval officers, discussed […]
Source link Giving Kiev new military capabilities poses the risk of unintended escalation, the former Russian president said Supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets poses a risk of causing a nuclear conflict, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned. NATO member states are currently training Ukrainian pilots to operate F-16s ahead of the expected transfer […]
Source link A Japanese national sought to smuggle uranium and plutonium from Myanmar, the investigators said US federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against Takeshi Ebisawa, alleging he was a leader of a Japanese organized crime syndicate who offered to sell weapons-grade nuclear materials to Iran. Ebisawa, 60, was already charged with drug and […]
Source link An unarmed Trident missile splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean moments after being fired from a sub The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said an “anomaly” occurred during the test-firing of a Trident missile from a British nuclear submarine off the coast of the US state of Florida last month, raising concerns […]
Source link Agency head Rafael Grossi has voiced doubts that the bloc would sanction Russia’s Rosatom The European Union is dependent on Russian uranium deliveries and sanctioning them would be unrealistic, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi said on Monday. Grossi was in Brussels, briefing EU foreign ministers on the Iranian nuclear enrichment […]
Source link Kiev must reclaim its nuclear status to confront Moscow, a Ukrainian lawmaker has argued Unless Ukraine obtains a full NATO membership, it will have no other choice but to develop or somehow else obtain an arsenal of atomic weapons, according to MP Alexey Goncharenko. The Ukrainian lawmaker pressed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]
Source link Kiev must reclaim its nuclear status to confront Moscow, a Ukrainian lawmaker has argued Unless Ukraine obtains a full NATO membership, it will have no other choice but to develop or somehow else obtain an arsenal of atomic weapons, according to MP Alexey Goncharenko. The Ukrainian lawmaker pressed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]
Source link The bloc should instead prioritize building a common European army and cyber-defense system, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann said The EU should not focus on trying to create an independent nuclear deterrent and instead ought to prioritize other means of ensuring its security, the head of Germany’s Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, said in an interview […]
Source link A senior Russian security official has questioned the health of the leadership in Washington A high-ranking official in Russia’s Security Council has voiced alarm over the risk of a nuclear “catastrophe” arising from the Pentagon chief’s health problems and the declining faculties of US President Joe Biden, warning of a possible “management mistake” by America’s […]
Source link Germany is set to make a large investment in four gas-fired plants, the government has announced Germany is set to spend €16 billion to construct four gas-fired power plants as it seeks to ensure an adequate supply of electricity after scrapping its nuclear reactors, the Economy Ministry announced earlier this week. This comes […]
Source link The Novosibirsk Chemical Engineering Plant and the Egyptian Atomic Energy Organization have signed a contract for the supply of low-enriched nuclear fuel components to Egypt, Russian state-owned energy giant Rosatom announced on Thursday. The arrangement is part of a long-term contract for the export of nuclear fuel components to Cairo for its ETRR-2 […]
Source link The construction of Belarus’ first nuclear power plant has given rise to a “whole new industry,” the Russian leader said Belarus has joined the club of “nuclear powers,” President of Russia Vladimir Putin said on Monday. He was referring to Minsk successfully operating its first nuclear power station, which was built by Rosatom, […]
Source link Aleksey Zhuravlev has suggested that Moscow should deploy missiles in “friendly” countries such as Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua Russia should place its nuclear weapons in “friendly countries” near the US in response to Washington’s alleged plans to move its own tactical arms to Europe, lawmaker Aleksey Zhuravlev has suggested. His comments came after […]
Source link Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom plans to commission the third unit at India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant this year, the company’s chief executive, Aleksey Likhachev, revealed in an interview with the TV channel Russia-24 this past weekend. Located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Kudankulam is the largest nuclear power station […]
Source link Global nuclear power generation is set to reach an all-time high in 2025 as more and more countries turn to the technology as part of plans to reduce emissions, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Nuclear generation is in the midst of a resurgence and is expected to […]