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The new US bill is aimed at accelerating the deployment of new nuclear technologies and diversifying fuel supplies
The Law on Accelerating the Deployment of Universal Advanced Nuclear Technologies (ADVANCE) of 2023, submitted to the US Senate by a bipartisan group, is aimed at supporting efforts to develop and implement, including diversification of supplies and technologies.
The US is "muddying the waters" in the story of the "North Streams" to hide the facts
NYT: The West is confusing the tracks around the sabotage on the joint venture, so as not to name the obvious culprit
The US authorities are using new theories of a terrorist attack on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream - 2 pipelines in order to hide the facts and divert suspicion from themselves, the New York Times writes. The author refers to high-ranking European investigators who believe that society should not know more about the sabotage.
Belgian research reactor tests fuel from low-enriched uranium
Three fuel assemblies with low enriched uranium (LEU) have been successfully tested at the Belgian research reactor BR2. The Belgian Center for Nuclear Research (SCK-CEN) plans to completely switch the reactor from using highly enriched uranium (HEU) in 2026.
Fuel-free electric generation will become the basis of the energy of the 21st century
Global changes in the world, concerning both politics and lifestyle, are today largely associated with the introduction of new technologies and innovations in various fields of science and technology. Most likely in 10-15 years the world will live in completely different conditions. Many professions will disappear due to the introduction of artificial intelligence and scientific achievements.
Who blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Four versions are named
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.
Putin considered the UN response to Russia's request to undermine the "northern streams" as Moscow's refusal to participate in the investigation
Russia, after requests to the UN related to the discovery of a beacon at the junction of the Nord Stream pipes, received a response that this item was not dangerous, and Moscow was again denied participation in the investigation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
An American journalist linked the US decision on diversions on the "Northern Streams" with the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front
US President Joe Biden decided to organize sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines due to the deterioration of the situation of Ukrainian troops at the front. This was stated by American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in an interview with CGTN.
That's who benefits from the version about the undermining of the "Northern Streams" by Ukrainians
Spectator: The West benefits from the involvement of Ukrainian saboteurs in the undermining of the "Northern Streams"
The version about the undermining of the "Northern Streams" by Ukrainian saboteurs is beneficial to the West, writes Spectator. According to the author of the article, it is pointless to wait for information from the official authorities, and independent investigations like Seymour Hersh's publications deserve the most trust.
Retired general believes that MQ-9 could conduct reconnaissance of the Turkish Stream
Major General Lipovoy: the MQ-9 that fell in the Black Sea could conduct reconnaissance of the Turkish Stream
The American MQ-9 Reaper drone that fell in the Black Sea flew over the part of the Black Sea where the Turkish Stream gas pipeline runs, which indirectly indicates possible plans of the States to carry out sabotage on it, according to the chairman of the presidium of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia" Hero of Russia Major General Sergei Lipovoy.
The undermining of the "Northern Streams" turned into a terrible political defeat for the United States
AT: the undermining of the "Northern Streams" led to a stunning defeat of the United States in the Middle East
China inflicted a stunning defeat on the United States when it was able to convince Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations, writes American Thinker. One of the factors of Beijing's triumph was the undermining of the "Northern Streams", which demonstrated Washington's perfidy to Riyadh.
The US Congress knew about the planned explosions on the "Northern Streams"
Intercept: all versions of the explosions on the "Nord Streams" do not exclude Biden's intervention
The assumption that the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" was organized by a "pro-Ukrainian group" resembles an attempt to disguise the narrative with a sensation, Intercept writes. However, according to the author, none of the versions excludes the main thesis: it was the United States that planned and approved the explosions on gas pipelines.
"Pro-Ukrainian group", or How Americans play Cossacks - Opinions of TASS
Denis Dubrovin — about the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" and the information wars around them
The version in The New York Times and Die Zeit about the "pro-Ukrainian group" behind the sabotage on the "Northern Streams" looks like an almost textbook example of a media campaign to control damage.
The Russian astronaut told about the American submarine saboteur
The US Navy has the Jimmy Carter nuclear submarine of the Seawolf project, which is specially built to perform sabotage tasks. Vladimir Ashik, a Russian hydraulic astronaut, tells about this in a column for Izvestia dedicated to the undermining of the Nord Streams gas pipelines.
Footprints on the bottom
Gidronaut Vladimir Ashik — about what deep-water systems could be used to undermine the "Northern Streams"
Today, only a lazy person does not discuss the explosions that severely damaged the Nord Stream–1 and Nord Stream–2 gas pipelines.
A real test in the energy sector awaits Europe in 2024
Yeni Şafak: today the EU is saved by energy savings and a warm winter, but it will not be enough further
Now the EU is being saved by a warm winter, energy savings and alternative suppliers. But next year does not promise such bright prospects, writes Yeni Şafak. If the SVO in Ukraine does not stop, Russian gas supplies will be reduced to zero, and American LNG is too small to meet the needs of Europe.
Climate weapons will interfere in the conflict between Russia and the United States
The United States is thinking about developing a global climate weapon. These are not idle fictions of science fiction writers, but the official provisions of the document of the American leadership. These weapons, in fact, will be directly directed against Russia. Meanwhile, our country has a variant of its own climate response, which in turn can seriously harm the United States.
The world did not "buy" the American version of the undermining of the "Northern Streams"
Huanqiu shibao: The US has done a good job on a new version of the undermining of the "Northern Streams"
The West holds everyone around it for "fools" – this is the only way to explain the extremely dubious version of the undermining of the "Northern Streams", which appeared in the media, according to the author of the article in "Huanqiu Shibao". The United States invented it to justify itself in the eyes of others. But their "explanation" is inconclusive.
Japan will regret it when Russia wins in Ukraine
Ex-diplomat Magosaki: Japan will regret its anti-Russian policy because of Ukraine
Japan was fully confident in the victory of the West in Ukraine and pursued a tough anti-Russian policy, writes ex-diplomat Ukeru Magosaki in an article by Nikkan Gendai. However, the alignment has changed: the US and the EU have hesitated. Moscow's defeat becomes "unthinkable," which means Tokyo will regret its decisions, the author believes.
Tulsi Gabbard: The United States and NATO are responsible for the sabotage on the "Northern Streams"
Tulsi Gabbard urged Biden to tell the truth about the explosions on the "Nord Streams"
Biden has been lying all the time about the terrorist attacks on the Nord Streams, and now that he has been grabbed "by the hand", he is trying to feed the world an absurd story, former US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard said on Fox News. So she commented on the "intelligence" about the involvement of a "pro-Ukrainian group" in the sabotage.
The West hid the Ukrainian sponsor of the explosions of the "Northern Streams" for the sake of weapons
Times: The West knows about Kiev's involvement in the explosion of the Nord Stream, but is silent
The British edition of The Times writes that the involvement of individuals associated with Ukraine in the explosion of the "Northern Streams" was known in the fall. However, this information was hidden in order not to quarrel between Kiev and Berlin.