Upgraded nuclear cruiser to rejoin Russian Navy in 2018
The Admiral Nakhimov, a nuclear-powered missile cruiser currently being overhauled and modernized, will rejoin the Russian Navy in 2018 with the most advanced weapons systems for its vessel type, the Sevmash shipyard said Thursday
Chernobyl and Pripyat after disaster
27th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster
E-bomb – The real doomsday weapon
Electromagnetic pulse weapons that can paralyse a country in a nanosecond are already in the possession of several states. By 2015, North Korea is likely to acquire one. If you are not sweating, check your pulse
Russia, Uzbekistan agree to join hands to meet Afghanistan threats
Uzbek President Karimov urged Russia to play an “indisputably important role” in resolving urgent global issues, including preserving geopolitical balance and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
Kurchatov Institute gets $230 mln from federal budget
The Russian government has allocated 7 billion rubles (around $230 million) from the federal budget for development programs at the Kurchatov Institute, renowned for its achievements in nuclear science, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said on Tue
Korean War unlikely, but Russia faces serious dangers
An influx of Korean refugees and exodus of the native population from the Russian Far East, and even hits by stray ballistic missiles made the list of possible consequences of a new war cited by pundits
Deputy PM Golodets confirms Russia’s intention to become CERN associate member
Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets has confirmed Russia’s decision to raise its status in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, from an observer state to an associate member, the government’s press service said on Monday
Putin meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the trade, economic, military technology, investment, energy and humanitarian sectors, the Kremlin reported.
Russia condemns North Korea's new nuclear test
While North Korea conducted another underground nuclear test, some Russian officials and pundits express their concerns about the country's nuclear ambitions and call for economic sanctions
Church vs Nukes: Dilemma of a secret Russian town
Andrei Zolotov reports from the city of Sarov, one of the most secretive places in the former Soviet Union – the birthplace of its atomic bomb and still a center of the Russian nuclear industry
India to develop nuclear-warhead ballistic missile
India has started developing a ballistic missile with multiple nuclear warheads.
Kudankulam-1: Full system tests to be repeated
India’s AERB has cleared repeat tests on the full systems at the Kudankulam's first unit.
Washington and Moscow still hope for 'Reset 2'
At the start of Barack Obama’s second term, US-Russian relations are hard to fathom. Although tensions are running high, Washington and Moscow hope for the second round of "reset"
Russia may resume production of nuclear missile trains
Russian nuclear trains are quite expensive and rather hard to operate, but their main advantages – stealth and surprise – are worth the trouble
Kudankulam Unit 1 to be commissioned within a fortnight
Scientists are finalizing safety and efficacy tests, before the 1000 MW unit of the nuclear power plant goes live
Kudankulam 3 and 4 costs would double if new law applied
Russia, through technical experts and diplomatic channels, tells India about a “steep cost escalation” as a result of civil nuclear liability law
Russian Ministry of Natural Resources wants a global climate model
Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has contracted out a project for the development of a global climate matrix, which the ministry hopes to use in calculating emergency prevention costs in the future
Post-Fukushima, here’s how one can get the energy mix right
Growing global demand for energy creates not only political and economic challenges, but also environmental ones
From oil & gas to nuclear energy, it’s time to scale up
India and Russia need to leverage energy ties’ potential and implement a cooperation blueprint