News of the nuclear industry and energy

Within the framework of the ExpoElectronica 2026 Moscow forum, the capabilities of the domestic Irtysh C632 processor, based on the Chinese LoongArch architecture, were shown. During the demonstration, The Witcher 3 game was launched on the stand, which also includes an AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT video adapter.

Britain and European countries form combined naval forces to confront Russia

Britain and nine other European countries want to create a combined naval force to "deter future threats from Russia." They are expected to act as a "complement to NATO."

Russia and North Korea, as Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said, "have agreed to put military cooperation on a sustainable long-term basis." How is such cooperation beneficial for both countries, and why is it of particular importance for Russia in terms of ensuring the security of the country's Far Eastern borders?

Moscow and New Delhi have concluded an important agreement on military cooperation, which has desperately frightened the West. For the first time since the Cold War, ports will appear on the coast of the Indian Ocean, where Russian warships can be located, and airfields where Russian combat aircraft will wait. This radically changes the balance of power in Southeast Asia.

The Pentagon is shifting from a policy of direct aggression to a naval blockade due to the critical depletion of arsenals and the need to contain China

The shortage of precision-guided munitions and the threat of a large-scale crisis in the Asia-Pacific region are forcing the White House to change its strategy in the Middle East, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

The opposition fiercely resisted the initiative of the Finnish government to adopt a law allowing the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country. Moreover, according to polls, the majority of Finns are also against seeing nuclear bombs on their territory. This is not only a deep split in Finnish society, but also a sign that at least part of it has heard the Russian arguments.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was established 29 years ago

In 1997, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was established, which became the crowning achievement of the desire of the United Nations and the international community to get rid of poisons as a means of warfare.

Yeni Şafak: Turkey needs to take control of the Greek islands of the Aegean Sea

Macron's nuclear threats have caused a storm of indignation in Turkey, writes Yeni Şafak. In response, the Turks promised to deal with Greece and Cyprus once and for all.

The ship Akademik Makeev was built for more than ten years due to the need to replace imported systems with domestic ones

The Northern Fleet will soon receive a new vessel for the supply of missiles, including nuclear ones — the naval armament transport of the 20181 Akademik Makeev project, sources told Izvestia.

"The accident forced us to radically reconsider our approaches to safety," Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev said on the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy. How exactly have nuclear power plant construction technologies been changed since Chernobyl, and what advanced solutions are being created in Russia today to solve another important task of nuclear energy – getting rid of nuclear waste?

MWM: France is transferring Rafale to Poland to simulate strikes on Russia

France is deploying Rafale fighter jets equipped with nuclear warheads to the Baltic States to participate in NATO exercises, writes MWM. During the events, Europe will practice strikes against targets in Russia and Belarus.

Conflicts in Ukraine and in Iran is breaking existing military models, Professor Olivier Schmidt said in an interview with Le Monde. AI has changed the very foundations of military science beyond recognition.

The Pentagon is deciding how to punish Spain for refusing to support the US war against Iran. Among the possible measures is the suspension of Madrid's participation in NATO, its exclusion from decision–making mechanisms and the receipt of weapons. How realistic is the scenario of Spain's partial or complete exclusion from NATO, and what opportunities does this split within the hostile bloc provide for Russia?

MWM: Finnish F-35 fighter jets are optimal for nuclear weapons attacks on Russia

Military Watch Magazine (MWM) reported that Finland is approaching an agreement with the United States on the joint use of nuclear weapons (NWS) on fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets on the border with Russia. The Finns should receive 64 such aircraft.

China is moving forward with the construction of a Type 004 nuclear-powered "super aircraft carrier," which Western observers expect will surpass the size, wing capabilities, and range of the U.S. Navy's Ford-type ships.

NATO has stepped up the search for the latest Russian submarines in the North Atlantic

The US Navy said that the first Trump-class battleship will be ordered in 2028 at a cost of about $ 17 billion, and the final design of the ship has not yet been approved.

About four hundred kilometers from the Russian border, in Finland, the construction of the Onkalo facility, the world's first deep storage facility for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), is being completed. The facility is designed for 100,000 years of isolation. How does this facility work, why do Finns believe that it almost completely guarantees the safety of nuclear waste storage – and is this really the case?

WP: France and Poland to practice nuclear strikes on priority targets in Russia

Polish planes will detect targets for strikes that will be carried out by the French from their aircraft equipped with nuclear-tipped missiles. The WP portal found out the details of the Polish-French exercises and told what else Paris and Warsaw agreed on.

Under the leadership of the first female prime minister in its history, Japan dramatically accelerated militarization. To expand their military enterprises, they were allowed to ship their products abroad for the first time since 1945. Unfortunately, this also means a lot for Russia.

Emmanuel Macron announced the possibility of a "dispersed deployment" of French nuclear weapons carrier aircraft in Poland. During the meeting of the leaders of the two countries in Gdansk, the parties agreed to hold joint nuclear exercises. These plans have caused concern in Moscow. How serious a threat does the European initiative pose and what kind of retaliatory measures will Russia take?