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New Russian Nuclear Icebreaker Will Be Built By 2015
Murmansk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 12, 2008A new nuclear icebreaker will be built in Russia by 2015, the head of the state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Monday after signing an agreement with the leadership of the northern Murmansk Region. "It is important to not only use the existing fleet of icebreakers, but also to build new ships, and the first nuclear icebreaker of a new generation will be built by 2015," Sergei Kiriyenk ... more Permafrost Threatened By Rapid Melt Of Arctic Sea Ice 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2008The rate of climate warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia could more than triple during periods of rapid sea ice loss, according to a new study. The findings raise concerns about the thawing of permafrost, or permanently frozen soil, and the potential consequences for sensitive ecosystems, human infrastructure, and the release of additional greenhouse gases. "Our study suggests ... more Areva reaches deal to boost uranium production in Kazakhstan 
Paris (AFP) June 11, 2008French nuclear group Areva said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with its Kazakh partner to boost uranium production in Kazakhstan to 4,000 tonnes a year until 2039 from 1,000 currently. The draft agreement was signed by Areva chief executive Anne Lauvergeon and the head of the Kazakh group Kazatomprom, Moukhtar Dzhakishev. Under terms of the accord, the joint venture Katco, owned 5 ... more Russian Strategic Bombers Fly Routine Patrol Over The Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 11, 2008A pair of Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers took off Monday from the Engels airbase in central Russia on a routine patrol flight over the Arctic Ocean, an Air Force spokesman said. Russia resumed strategic bomber patrol flights over the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic oceans last August, following an order signed by then president Vladimir Putin. "Two Tu-95 bombers have started a ... more US Envoy Would Like To See Russia As NATO Member 
Brussels (RIA Novosti) Jun 11, 2008The permanent U.S. representative to NATO said on Monday she would like to see Russia as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. "Speaking as a mom and as a strategist and a lifetime student and friend of the Russian people, I would love to live in a world where Russia wanted to be a NATO member and Russia had met the very high standards that NATO sets for openness, democracy ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 09, 2008Russia and the United States will announce a preliminary deal on Russian transport services to the International Space Station for the U.S. by the end of the week, NASA said. Russian space specialists are currently in Houston to discuss contracts for 2011-2013, Mark Bowman, the manager of NASA'S Moscow Technical Liaison Office, said after the U.S. Discovery shuttle's launch to the ISS on ... more Russia Could Learn From US Space Program 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 10, 2008This summer will prove crucial for the Russian space program. First of all, the U.S. Congress will decide whether to buy Soyuz spacecraft for flying crews to the Space Station. In early June, NASA and Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) delegations negotiated in the United States. However, the U.S. decision will be far more important for Moscow than for the Americans. ... more Moscow Making Plans For GLONASS Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Jun 9, 2008 The Russian displays at the ILA-2008 International Aerospace Exhibition, held in Berlin from May 27 to June 1, can be described as epoch-making. And it is not due to the space they occupied or the names present, such as Energia, the Khrunichev Center, Progress, Energomash, Lavochkin Association, and others. Should Russia's Federal Space Agency - Roscosmos - implement even some of the ... more Defense Focus: Makarov's mission -- Part 3 
Washington (UPI) Jun 9, 2008 Russia's defense minister and the nation's new armed forces chief of staff want to dramatically improve the living conditions of Russian servicemen to fulfill a vital policy plank for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov last week rocked Russia's traditionally set-in-its-ways and monolithic defense establishment by squeezing out veteran Armed Forces Chief of ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 09, 2008Russia's Glonass satellite system is expected to become fully operational in 2010, if it receives sufficient financing, the head of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Saturday. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), which is designed for both military and civilian use, and allows users to identify their ... more Analysis: Medvedev's trip to the West 
Berlin (UPI) Jun 5, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in his first official visit to the West, on Thursday in Berlin vowed to bring Russia closer to Europe, but warned that NATO's relations with Russia would be "ruined" if the alliance expanded further east. Does Medvedev read spy novels? His predecessor, Vladimir Putin, certainly didn't have to -- he was trained as a KGB agent. While one ... more A New Mission For Russian Armed Forces Chief Part One
Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2008 Gen. Nikolai Makarov has replaced tough, old Gen. Yury Baluyevsky as the chief of staff of Russia's armed forces and has been tasked with rapidly modernizing them -- but the odds are against him. Despite all the stories of gloom and doom about them that regularly appear in the Western media, the Russian armed forces are still one of the most formidable and important factors of military ... more Poland would let Russia inspect missile site: report 
Moscow (AFP) June 5, 2008Poland is ready to give Russian inspectors access to a missile defence site that Washington hopes to build on Polish soil, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski was quoted on Thursday as saying. Sikorski was speaking to the Russian daily Gazeta as negotiations continue over the US plans to site missile defence facilities in both Poland and the Czech Republic, plans that have prompted ... more
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