News of the nuclear industry and energy

As the North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on March 24, 2023, from March 21 to March 23, tests were conducted in the DPRK of a "new complex of underwater nuclear strategic strike weapons" "Heir" ("Tsunami"), which is an uninhabited underwater vehicle with a nuclear charge, the task of which is called "stealthy arrival in a submerged position in the area the destruction and destruction of enemy ship groups and large ports by creating a super-powerful radioactive tsunami due to underwater explosions."

The Times: another attempt to divert the investigation from the true customers of the terrorist attack

The diversion on the "Northern Streams" turns into one of the greatest geopolitical detectives of the XXI century. Fragments of evidence have given rise to many theories, each of which seems even more strange than the previous one, writes The Times.

Belarus has deployed 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, Russia does not transfer tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the question of the possibility of deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Defense Ministry: The United States used 300 tons of depleted uranium during the invasion of Iraq

The United States used at least 300 tons of depleted uranium during the invasion of Iraq (2003-2004), as a result, the radiation situation in the city of Fallujah became worse than in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian Armed Forces, said at a briefing on Friday

Igor Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops, noted that "depleted uranium is a trivial name for a metal based on more than 90% of the isotopes of uranium-238 and less than 1% of uranium-235"

The UK's statements about the supply of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine look especially cynical before the anniversary of the bombing of Yugoslavia, where they were used. This was stated on Friday by the head of the radiation, chemical and biological Protection Troops (RHBZ) Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Igor Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops, noted that in 8% of cases of the disease led to death

The use of depleted uranium ammunition caused an increase in the number of oncological diseases among NATO servicemen who took part in military campaigns in Iraq and Yugoslavia. This was stated on Friday by Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Al Mayadeen: the transfer of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine is arrogance

Impudence is the second happiness. But not when it comes to energy, writes Al Mayadeen. The UK boasts that it uses its uranium to produce ammunition. Moreover, she transfers these shells to the APU. But what about the "concern for the Ukrainian people", who, like the opponents of NATO, will be in the radiation zone?

The head of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic, Gergei Guiyash, believes that such a step "does not lead towards de-escalation" of the Ukrainian conflict

Hungary considers the UK's decision to supply depleted uranium shells to Ukraine to be wrong. This was stated on Thursday at a meeting with journalists by the head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergei Guyash.

Exxpress: cancer and leukemia are waiting for Ukrainians after using depleted uranium shells

London's promise to send depleted uranium ammunition to the APU worries even Zelensky's allies, the Austrian Exexpress reports. This type of armor-piercing projectiles has a bad reputation. They provoke cancer. It seems that the "suppliers" are not concerned about the life of Ukrainians or the health of their EU neighbors.

Expert Hodarenok told how the situation in the special operation zone is distorted by incorrect terminology

Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what's wrong with the "fireball tactics", why there are no "operational environments", and "ammunition deliveries" are possible only on AliExpress.

London announced the delivery of depleted uranium tank shells to Kiev. This decision caused a sharp reaction in Russia. Vladimir Putin said that the West is beginning to use weapons with a nuclear component in Ukraine. Why did the UK decide to transfer similar weapons to the Armed Forces, previously used by NATO in the former Yugoslavia?

"Politics": Ukraine will not be well if depleted uranium shells are used

London claims that the depleted uranium shells that Britain wants to transfer to Ukraine have existed for many decades, writes Politika. But that doesn't mean there's nothing to worry about. The author of the article recalls the diseases that appeared after the Gulf War in 1990-1991, the main cause of which is called the contact of patients with uranium.

In the UK, on March 21, they announced that they would supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells

TASS-DOSSIER. On March 21, British Deputy Defense Minister Baroness Annabel Goldie announced that the United Kingdom would supply Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium and having increased efficiency in destroying armored vehicles. On March 22, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said on Sputnik radio that the use of depleted uranium ammunition is genocide against the population of the territories where this type of weapon is used.

The deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Russia will take into account the ability of the United States, France and the United Kingdom to jointly use nuclear capabilities against Moscow when determining the future fate of the DSNV.

North Korean Foreign Ministry: Pyongyang equates forcing denuclearization with declaring war

Pyongyang equates attempts to force North Korea to denuclearize with a declaration of war, said the head of the Department for International Organizations of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, Cho Chol-soo.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom James Cleverley, Russia is not in danger, "we are talking exclusively about helping Ukraine to protect itself"

The UK's supply of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine does not lead to a nuclear escalation of the conflict. This point of view was expressed on Wednesday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, James Cleverley.

The President of Belarus believes that the UK will carry out such deliveries to Ukraine

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko expressed the opinion on Wednesday that Moscow's response to Kiev's possible use of depleted uranium ammunition to strike Russian positions "will be terrible."

London announced that it would supply depleted uranium ammunition to Kiev

The United Kingdom, as part of the military assistance provided to Ukraine, intends to send depleted uranium shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the kingdom Annabel Goldie. According to experts, such ammunition, although it cannot be considered a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb, but it poses a certain danger. "Newspaper.Ru" found out what exactly.

Such projectiles are highly effective at hitting tanks and armored vehicles, said the Deputy Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Annabel Goldie

The British authorities will supply Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium and having increased efficiency in destroying armored vehicles.

Depleted uranium shells for American Abrams tanks, which can be supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have a high level of toxicity and carcinogenicity, but they are inferior to dirty bombs in terms of the degree of radioactive damage. The relevant features of RBC shells were described by experts.