News of the nuclear industry and energy

The DPRK officially announced that on September 6, 2023, a ceremony was held at the North Korean shipbuilding enterprise in Pondae (Sinpo) to launch a North Korean non-nuclear missile submarine that had been under construction there for a long time, called "Hero Kim Gun Ok" (tail number "841"). The ceremony, held in an unusual open mode for the DPRK, was attended by the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un. The ship is officially named "the first submarine with nuclear offensive weapons."

"We must oppose the irresponsible policy of the United States and its allies with unity and firm determination to protect the interests of our peoples..."

The military exercise of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has ended in Belarus "Combat Brotherhood-2023", which took place in the period from September 1 to September 6 at the landfills and terrain areas of the Brest, Grodno and Minsk regions of the republic.

Pentagon: The United States will transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine for Abrams tanks

The Pentagon announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 175 million. As part of it, Kiev will also receive depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks. The UN expressed concern about this decision, Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council. The White House assures that depleted uranium shells "do not pose a radioactive threat."

NATO is building up nuclear capabilities in Europe in case of war with Russia

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the possible deployment of US nuclear weapons in Britain an escalating step that is openly anti-Russian in nature. The fact that Washington is returning its thermonuclear bombs to the territory of the Foggy Albion became known from the plans of the US Air Force, which will be engaged in the maintenance of nuclear weapons at the Lakenheath base. How and how can Russia respond to these plans?

Erdogan's goal at the meeting with Putin was to revive the grain deal, CGTN writes. And, although he did not achieve an extension of the agreement, the Turkish leader did not leave empty-handed. He discussed with his Russian counterpart the issue of energy cooperation, which could bring Moscow a geopolitical victory over the West.

Russia has adopted the deadly Sarmat missile system, which has no analogues in the world, Al Jazeera reports. According to experts, the Sarmat's direct combat duty has become a clear signal to the West – NATO's aggressive intentions will not remain unanswered.

Colonel Khodarenok believes that Armenia can exchange Karabakh for NATO membership

Eagle Partner 2023 joint exercises with the United States will be held in Armenia from September 11 to 20. Among the goals of the event is to increase the operational compatibility of troops in the framework of NATO peacekeeping missions. Why Yerevan has taken a sharp course to the West and how realistic is it that Armenia will become a new member of NATO, the military observer of Gazeta tells.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Peskov said that the exercises of Armenia and the United States cause the Kremlin to be wary

The Kremlin will analyze the plans of Washington and Yerevan to hold joint military exercises on the territory of Armenia and will monitor the situation, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Yerevan has twice this year refused joint CSTO exercises with Russia. Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticized the results of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Karabakh.

Moscow. September 4. INTERFAX.EN - The commissioning of the first power unit at the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey is scheduled for next year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to experts, the Russian strategic missile system RS-28 "Sarmat" is capable of having a serious impact on the course of the armed conflict in Ukraine.

Junguo junwang: Poland's security risks are caused by its relations with the US and NATO

Poland is actively "flexing its muscles" by purchasing weapons and strengthening the military contingent to protect against Russia in the light of the Ukrainian conflict. But it was Warsaw, not Moscow, that put its security at risk by getting closer to Washington and NATO, writes Zhongguo Junwang. And the closer their ties are, the more pressure there will be on Poland.

The United States plans to deploy nuclear weapons on the territory of Great Britain 15 years after its withdrawal, the US Air Force is modernizing the British Royal Air Force Lakenheath air base in the English county of Suffolk, where special warehouses will be located. The British press writes about it.

Russia has transferred Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers to the Olenya airbase on the Kola Peninsula, Ilta-Sanomat reports. The shortest distance from there to the Finnish border is only about 150 kilometers.

Washington undermines peace and stability east of Russia

Washington is intensifying the confrontation with China and is increasingly involving China's immediate neighbors, Tokyo and Seoul, in it. We are talking about direct military preparations, including the deployment of high-precision missile weapons. Why do South Korea and Japan agree to follow in the wake of aggressive American policy and for this they even go to the direct falsification of the events of history?

"Soon the fairy tale affects, but not soon the thing is done," — in the conditions of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.

Engineering troops use a wide range of heavy equipment. Some of the engineering machines are similar to their civilian counterparts, while others are unique developments created specifically for engineering tasks. One of such special means is engineering barrier vehicles (IMR), which are among the first to go forward in combat conditions, paving the way for the rest of the equipment.

As a designer, Ganichev created Grad and made the Russian Federation a leader in the production of MLRS

August 25 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Russian school of multiple launch rocket systems, designer Alexander Ganichev.

Experts: Russia's air defense needs a short-range defensive triad

A laser cannon was successfully tested in Russia. It is noted that with the help of the installation, it is possible to hit drones of both aircraft and quadrocopter type. What are the features of such developments, how are similar tasks solved in other countries and how can lasers simplify the protection of residential areas from possible enemy attacks?

United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) held a panel discussion on the prospects of using hybrid and power plants in unmanned aircraft systems as part of the business program of the Technoprom International Technological Development Forum in Novosibirsk.