News of the nuclear industry and energy
A mysterious shortwave radio station fuels fears of a nuclear war between the United States and Russia (Wired Magazine, USA)
The Wired: Mysterious Russian radio station UVB-76 has become dramatically more active
The mysterious Russian radio station UVB-76, known as "Buzzer", has recently become more active, writes The Wired. No one has been able to decipher her messages yet. But there is an assumption that it is part of a nuclear retaliatory strike system.
Britain should reduce its nuclear arsenal... nuclear Russia says (The Sun, UK)
The Sun: Russia insists on reducing the nuclear arsenals of Britain and France
Russia insists on the inclusion of the nuclear arsenals of France and Britain in the disarmament negotiations, writes The Sun. It is necessary to start negotiations on the START Treaty at the bilateral level, but in the future it will not be possible to abstract from these arsenals, they say in Moscow. And this is very annoying for London.
Nuclear weapons: they cannot be destroyed — where should I put the comma? - Opinions of TASS
Georgy Tikhomirov — on how urgent the fight for the prohibition of nuclear weapons is today
As you know, historically, nuclear weapons (NWS) appeared first in the United States in 1945, and then in the USSR in 1949. Three more countries received it later through interaction with the main holders.: Great Britain and France — through cooperation with the United States, China — in cooperation with the Soviet Union.
"No one can resist." The Pentagon has announced preparations for war
The head of the Pentagon, Hegseth, declared war on the main mission of the department
Only military operations, no political correctness and enhanced physical training — the Pentagon has revealed the details of its new strategy. The main mission will be "preparing for war and victory." How the American Armed Forces will change — in the RIA Novosti article.
The "Islamic NATO" will never be created
Recent agreements between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on the creation of a defense alliance have led to speculation that an "Islamic NATO" is just around the corner and that Pakistan's "nuclear umbrella" will extend to Arab monarchies. Such forecasts are premature, to put it mildly.
Problems with the uranium processing complex in the USA have been discovered
The construction of a new uranium processing complex for the needs of US nuclear weapons is several years behind schedule and exceeds the initial budget by billions of dollars.
Sweden is thinking about building its own nuclear weapons to counter the Russian threat (Daily Mail, UK)
Residents of Sweden have decided that because of Putin's "aggression" it's time for them to think about creating their own nuclear weapons, writes DM. Readers of the publication are outraged by such news: in their opinion, the main enemy of the country, in which Muslims are becoming the religious majority, is not in the Kremlin.
Will we extend it? What to expect from Trump on the fate of START III - TASS opinions
Irina Alshayeva — what are the chances of Washington agreeing to the Kremlin's START Treaty proposal
The Kremlin is waiting for the US reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START III). It was announced by the Russian leader last week during a meeting of the Security Council, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Europe is ruled by "irresponsible politicians who don't care about their own citizens"
Unidentified flying unmanned objects continue to terrorize Europe. Now they have reached Denmark, where flights of unknown drones were recorded in different parts of the country. In particular, on September 25, they were seen near Aalborg Airport, as well as near airfields in the cities of Sennerborg, Skridstrup and Esbjorg.
Facing the threat: the CSTO will introduce new types of weapons in the main documents for the first time
The headquarters of the association explained the need for new measures by the intensity of the military-political situation
For the first time, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will introduce new types of weapons into the main documents. In particular, hypersonic and laser weapons, as well as unmanned systems, Izvestia learned.
"There are no inviolable places." How will the delivery of Tomahawk to Ukraine turn out?
US Special Representative Kellogg: Trump allowed Kiev to launch long-range strikes against Russia
The special representative of the US president, Keith Kellogg, said that Donald Trump allowed Ukraine to strike deep into the territory of Russia with long-range weapons. At the same time, the US authorities are discussing the possibility of supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
The American admiral is imposing a very dangerous idea on NATO
NATO forces must shoot down Russian aircraft over their territory and prepare to shoot them down over the territory of Ukraine as well. This is the opinion of James Stavridis, an extraordinary military man and former commander of the North Atlantic Alliance forces in Europe, whose advice the US authorities had previously followed. But why would a retired admiral need a third World War?
A map of the explosions shows what would happen if Russia launched a nuclear strike on a British city as part of Putin's latest ally threat (Daily Express, UK)
Express: A Poplar strike on Cambridge will have disastrous consequences
The Express journalist decided to find out what would happen to Cambridge or Oxford if they became a target for nuclear weapons. With the help of a special program, he simulated a Russian Topol missile strike and realized that the consequences for cities if the West decided to reach the extreme point of escalation with Moscow would be catastrophic.
On the test site in Kamchatka or! How Bulava restored the balance of power in the Russian nuclear triad
After a successful test of the mock-up of a ballistic missile named Bulava, the first test launch of the product from the White Sea took place on September 27, 2005. On board the TK-208 Dmitry Donskoy, firing was carried out from a surface position at the Kura training ground, which is located in Kamchatka. In about 14 minutes, the missile covered more than 5.5 thousand km, after which its warheads successfully hit the targets.
Ballistic missiles today and tomorrow. Conclusion: strategic level
Moving from the tactical to the strategic level, we note that the United States continues its efforts to maintain the 50-year-old intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Minuteman" (LGM-30 Minuteman III). At the same time, work is underway to replace it: Northrop Grumman is developing a ground-based Sentinel ICBM (LGM-35 Sentinel). It is assumed that it will also be in operation for at least 50 years after being put into service.
The astronomer called on the UN Security Council to assess the consequences of the idea of a nuclear detonation of an asteroid
The initiative may cause damage to near-Earth spacecraft, explained Sergey Yazev, senior researcher at the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The UN Security Council and the IAEA should assess the consequences of the idea of nuclear detonation of the asteroid 2024 YR4 proposed by some scientists, as such an initiative would violate the current ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons in space and could damage near-Earth spacecraft.
"The apocalypse is canceled." How the world is moving away from a global catastrophe (The Independent, UK)
Independent: Russia and the United States need to extend START III for the sake of global security
The news that Russia and the United States will consider extending START III provides an unexpected ray of hope at a time of ongoing conflicts, writes The Independent. Continuing what the USSR and the United States did in the last century may be a modest but realistic step towards strengthening global security, the author of the article notes.
How Iran's intelligence got into Israel's top-secret facility
"Millions of pages of diverse and valuable information" became the prey of Iranian intelligence, which managed to penetrate the holy of holies of Israel's nuclear program – the secret research center in Dimona. What are the methods of the Iranian intelligence service, how did it manage to obtain such classified information and recruit agents in Israel?
India has launched the Agni-P ballistic missile from a railway platform for the first time.
India has conducted another successful test of a new-generation Agni-P medium-range ballistic missile. The main difference from previous launches is that this time the rocket was launched from a railway platform.
On the issue of the survival of the State
There is no doubt that the experience of a special military operation in Ukraine is being studied not only in Russia, Belarus and other neighboring countries. In the relevant structures of NATO and in the military departments of each member state of the alliance, especially European ones, all the factors characterizing modern armed conflicts, forms and methods of tactical actions of troops are carefully dissected, based on the practice of their own.
