News of the nuclear industry and energy

Korean scholar Asmolov said that nuclear weapons have ceased to be a "last resort" for the DPRK

The DPRK began to restore the Pungeri nuclear test site, and the country's leader Kim Jong-un said that he would "accelerate the development of a nuclear arsenal." In turn, South Korea purchased anti-missile systems from the United States and tested its own ballistic missile.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the title of Hero of Labor to Yuri Barmakov, an outstanding figure of the nuclear weapons complex of the Rosatom State Corporation, a developer of nuclear ammunition, first deputy scientific director of the Dukhov All-Russian Research Institute of Automation (VNIIA, Moscow).

A terrible "Sarmatian". Will the Russians use it and where?

The website of the Arabic-language TV channel Al-Mayadin tells about the recent launch of the Russian Sarmat missile and the tactical and technical characteristics of this missile complex. The author of the article does not exclude that Russia will be forced to apply a new strategic development.

The authorities want to revive the system of distributing students after their graduation to various enterprises of the country. First of all, this will affect IT specialists who studied on a budget - they can be forced to work for the military-industrial complex for five years. This is one of the measures taken by the authorities to combat the personnel shortage in the IT sector.

The special operation taking place in Ukraine every day demonstrates new ways of conducting military operations. To a large extent, this concerns intelligence, including that conducted in the interests of Ukraine by the United States and NATO as a whole. However, the Russian armed forces have found ways to counteract these methods – and they primarily concern camouflage.

Dmitry Litovkin — on the moratorium on testing of anti-satellite weapons

US Vice President Kamala Harris said at the beginning of last week that the US was introducing a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons.

Three terrorist attacks took place on the territory of Transnistria during the day, which, presumably, are the Ukrainian special services. A "red" level of terrorist danger has been introduced in the republic and the military parade on May 9 has been canceled. Why has Transnistria become the target of attacks, what consequences can they lead to and what does this mean for Russia?

The new Sarmat strategic missile will guarantee Russia's security in the next 30-40 years, the US missile defense system is powerless against it, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

The new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat, which is planned to be put into service this year, can be equipped with several Avangard hypersonic combat units, said the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Karakaev.

The military department announced that the United States was preparing several scenarios using weapons of mass destruction

On Saturday, April 23, on the eve of Orthodox Easter, the head of the radiation, Chemical and Radiological Protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation warned about possible provocations using weapons of mass destruction that the United States is preparing.

Briefing on the preparation of the United States and NATO for a provocation accusing the Russian Federation of using nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has information about the preparation of provocations by the United States of America to accuse the Russian Armed Forces of using chemical, biological or tactical nuclear weapons. This plan has already been developed and is a reaction to Russia's success in conducting a special military operation.

The first launch of the world's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile RS-28 "Sarmat" was completed successfully: tests confirmed the design characteristics of the complex at all stages of the flight. ICBMs are expected to be put into service by the end of the year.

Russia has tested a new ballistic missile. Brits: it's disturbing

The British newspaper Daily Mail told about the test of a new intercontinental missile "Sarmat". Some readers of the tabloid found this news disturbing and called on the British government to reconsider its priorities in the field of defense.

"Russia's victory in Ukraine cannot be allowed," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. It would seem that what difference does it make to Germany and the EU, and even to the West as a whole, who will win in this confrontation? However, there are at least five reasons why Russia's victory in the special operation will essentially mean the end of the West that we all know today.

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin called the tests of the new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" a gift to NATO.

A video of the test launch of the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile has been published. The footage shows how the Sarmat launches from an underground mine, flames escape from its engines, and smoke clouds rise around the rocket. After that, the rocket quickly picks up speed and disappears into the clouds.

At the Plesetsk cosmodrome, a successful launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile was carried out from a mine installation as part of state tests, the Russian Defense Ministry said. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is the first in the state test program. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

They noted that the flight tests made it possible to assess the correctness of the schematic design and technical solutions that were laid down when creating the Sarmat missile system. After the completion of the test program of this promising heavy-class missile with a separable head, the Sarmat complex will enter service with the Strategic Missile Forces.

The Russian nuclear icebreaker Ural of project 22220 of the Arctic type will be commissioned by the end of 2022. This was announced by the Deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Alexey Besprozvannykh during a speech at the Federation Council, RIA Novosti reports.

The command of the Chinese Navy for the first time published footage of the launch of a new hypersonic cruise missile by the Type 055 destroyer.