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ILS Proton Launch Scheduled In November For SES SIRIUS 4 Satellite
McLeab VA (SPX) Oct 23, 2007International Launch Services (ILS) has scheduled its next Proton Breeze M commercial mission for November 18 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the launch of the SIRIUS 4 satellite for SES SIRIUS of Sweden. The SIRIUS 4 satellite arrived in Baikonur Friday (October 19). The satellite, a Lockheed Martin A2100AX model, will weigh approximately 4600 kg at liftoff, making it the larg ... more US sanctions Against Iran Could Threaten LUKoil Project 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 23, 2007Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil said on Monday that possible U.S. sanctions against Iran could threaten the company's Anaran oil project in the Islamic Republic. The Anaran project is a joint undertaking involving Norwegian Norsk Hydro (75%) and LUKoil Overseas (25%). The Anaran oil block has oil reserves of 2 billion barrels. LUKoil said that as its investments in the p ... more Ukraine Settles Gas Debts In Line With Agreements 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 23, 2007Ukrainian consumers are settling debts for supplies of Russian natural gas in line with agreements, Russian energy giant Gazprom said Monday. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller met Monday with Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko, after Gazprom agreed with Ukraine two weeks ago on settling the country's gas debt following a week-long dispute. "The sides discussed the question of [natural] ... more Russia Announces Successful Topol Ballistic Missile Test 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Russia has successfully test-fired an RS-12 Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space center, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces announced on Thursday. The RS-12 (NATO reporting name SS-25 Sickle) has been in service since 1988. It is a road-mobile single-warhead ICBM, similar in size and shape to the U.S. Minuteman ICBM. "A mock warhead hit a designated ta ... more Is Russian Armor Strong Enough 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Under the current federal rearmament program, the Russian Armed Forces will replace 45% of their operational military equipment before 2015. Although strategic offensive arms are still the main element of national security, the specifications of lightweight armored vehicles must be upgraded. Thankfully, an all-out war seems out of the question. However, dozens of local conflicts, counter-terrori ... more |
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Vladivostok (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007A snow cyclone in Primorye, in Russia's Far East, has caused power outages in several areas and interrupted water supplies in Vladivostok, a spokesman for the city's mayor said on Saturday. The snow cyclone swept through the region during the night. Squalls in several areas damaged power transmission lines supplying Vladivostok's main water-pumping station. The station's pumps shut down, h ... more Control Of Oil Reserves Among Iraq War Goals - Putin 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was mainly aimed at controlling the Gulf state's oil reserves. During his annual televised question-and-answer session, the president responded to a request for his appraisal of the Iraq war by stating that, "One of the goals, in my opinion, was to establish control over the country's crude reserves." He also sa ... more Belarus To Hold Tender In 2008 To Build Nuclear Power Plant 
Minsk (RIA Novosti) Oct 22, 2007Belarus will hold a tender next year for a project to build its first nuclear power plant, at which Russian and Western partners are expected to bid, the prime minister said on Friday. The Belarusian leadership has said the country needs the plant to ensure national energy security amid rising hydrocarbon prices. Russia doubled its gas price for Belarus at the start of the year, after over a dec ... more Malaysian First Astronaut To Be Commissioned As Cosmonaut In Russia 
Kuala Lumpur (XNA) Oct 22, 2007Malaysia's first astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who is scheduled to return to earth on Sunday, will be commissioned as a cosmonaut along with another astronaut candidate Faiz Khaleed, Science, Technology and Innovations Minister Auk Seri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis was quoted by local media as saying on Friday. The commissioning ceremony would take place in Russia two weeks after Sheikh Muszaphar's ... more |
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Solnechnogorsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007Relinquishing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty could spur the use of weapons of mass destruction, Russia's top military official said on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin last week said Russia could pull out of the U.S.-Russian arms reductions treaty, unless it was expanded to impose restrictions on other countries as well. "Breaking this treaty could lead to irreversible consequen ... more Russia's Army Chief Criticizes US Missile Defense Proposals 
Solnechnogorsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007The U.S. has made no new proposals to try and resolve a dispute with Russia over Washington's plans to place elements of its missile shield in Europe, Russia's chief of the General Staff said Wednesday. During recent missile talks in Moscow, the U.S. delegation proposed allowing Russian experts access to inspect its planned missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, and to use radar ... more Ownership Problems Delay Second Leg Of Yamal-Europe Gas Pipeline 
Minsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007The construction of a second leg of a pipeline delivering natural gas via Belarus to Europe has been delayed due to ownership disputes, Russia's ambassador to Belarus said on Wednesday. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko proposed on October 12 that Russia start to build a second leg of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline, and offered free transit for five years. Alexander Surikov said the delay ... more Iran Determined To Protect Its Interests In Caspian Region 
Tehran, Iran (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007Tehran will not sign any agreements on the status of the Caspian Sea until its national interests in the region are fully safeguarded, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday. "We will make a determined effort to protect Iran's interests in the Caspian region," Mehdi Safari said on national TV after the conclusion of the second Caspian summit in the Iranian capital. "Until Iran's national ... more
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