News of the nuclear industry and energy

The Vilyuchinsk naval base in Kamchatka, which is called the "Hornet's Nest" in NATO, will be expanded and made practically invulnerable to the enemy, Izvestia writes, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Nuclear power companies in Central Russia have become targets of cyber attacks, said the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. According to him, over the past three years, more than 11.5 thousand dangerous computer attacks have been registered in the Central Federal District, this year their growth exceeded 15%.

On the main slipway of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC), the operation of loading metal-water protection tanks (MVZ) on board the project 22220 Yakutia nuclear icebreaker under construction has been completed.

Russia's proposal regarding a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF) remains in force, and its relevance is growing. This was announced on Wednesday, October 27, by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that the Russian Federation and the United States will discuss intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF) in order to avoid an arms race. He made the corresponding statement at the annual meeting of the International Advisory Council of the Center for the Study of Nonproliferation Issues at the Middleberry Institute.

The parties agreed that it would be necessary to establish cooperation between Moscow and London in a number of areas

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Kremlin's press service reported.

The head of the German Defense Ministry, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is known for her anti-Russian position, so she could have introduced a personal element in her statement, distorting the state position. On Monday, October 25, the former Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, ex-Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ordzhonikidze told Izvestia.

Moscow hopes that there will be those in Germany who are able to keep German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer from testing the Russian Armed Forces. This is stated in the comments of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, published on October 25 on the official website of the department.

On Monday, the story continued with the scandalous statement by the German Defense Minister about the so-called policy of deterrence against Russia. The Military Department of the Russian Federation reported that on October 25, the defense attache at the Embassy of Germany in the Russian Federation was invited to the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation.

Military Watch magazine made an interesting excursion into history, recalling where the Iranian nuclear program came from, which is perceived by the United States as one of the main threats in the world.

Since the mid-1980s, the possibility of Iran developing nuclear weapons has caused serious concern in the West, which has only intensified as the country's economy and defense sector have been modernized and an increasing number of North Korean-made missiles have been acquired.

Russia has recently been paying special attention to the development of aerial and underwater drones. And the military will rely on them in the future.

The State Corporation will also present a mock-up of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module

Roscosmos will present its exposition at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai (UAE), where for the first time abroad it will show a new model of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", as well as a model of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module (TEM). This was reported on Sunday in the press service of Roscosmos.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States has planned to place an experimental nuclear reactor at the Eilson base in Alaska by 2027, The Drive reports.

Scientists at the University of Surrey (UK) reproduced the reactions occurring during a supernova outbreak in laboratory conditions using an accelerated beam of radioactive isotopes. For the first time, they measured the cross-section of the p-process, a thermonuclear reaction that occurs at the moment of the explosion of a massive star. The article was published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

The Joe Biden administration will be able to save "tens of millions of American lives" from enemy attacks only if it takes steps to strengthen national defense, writes former combat and staff officer of the US Army Devin Pine in the magazine The National Interest.

The US military power is still undeniable, but it seems that in the near future the situation may change. A new report by the RAND Corporation, a non-profit organization dedicated to Sino-Russian cooperation, indicates that the combined military power of Russia and China continues to grow rapidly.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation posted on social networks a video taken at the time of the launch of the Bulava ballistic missile from the strategic submarine Prince Oleg. Earlier on Thursday, the agency reported that the launch was carried out as part of state tests of the carrier of the latest naval ammunition.

The strategic missile submarine "Prince Oleg" fired a ballistic missile "Bulava" from the waters of the White Sea. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Viktor Litovkin commented on the tests.

The American Air Force Base Ailson, located in Alaska, was chosen by the military to host a small experimental nuclear reactor as part of a pilot program. The Pentagon, together with the US Department of Energy, is looking for possible ways to meet the growing demand for electricity, including on the battlefield.

The President of the United States Joe Biden was concerned about the testing of hypersonic weapons by the People's Republic of China (PRC). This became known on Wednesday, October 20.