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Russia Launches Six Birds For Orbcomm
Fort Lee, NJ (SPX) Jun 20, 2008Orbcomm has seen six of its latest satellites, successfully launched from Kapustin Yar, Russia. The launch occurred at 2:36 AM EDT and the satellites have been successfully separated from the launch vehicle in the proper orbit. Each satellite is undergoing initial in-orbit testing and is expected to enter into commercial service within the next three months. The Coast Guard and five Quick ... more Russia Set To Launch Batch Of Orbcomm Birds Today 
Fort Lee NJ (SPX) Jun 19, 2008Orbcomm has announced that it intends to launch six satellites; the Coast Guard Concept Demonstration satellite and five Quick Launch satellites on June 19, 2008 from the Russian Kapustin Yar launch facility at approximately 2:30 am (EDT). The satellites have completed all required inspections, functional testing, fueling and integration onto the launch vehicle adapter. The satellite ... more Outside View: Nuke weapons cleanup 
Moscow (UPI) Jun 18, 2008 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has granted Russia more than 70 million euros for disposing of scrapped nuclear ships and submarines moored at naval bases in Russia's northwest. Russia's state nuclear corporation -- Rosatom -- and the EBRD signed four relevant agreements on June 5. The EBRD is managing the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership ... more US Plans To Neutralize Russian Nuclear Weapons By 2012-2015 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 19, 2008U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in his address to officers at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia that Russia was focused on strengthening its nuclear capabilities rather than building up its regular armed forces, which makes maintaining the U.S. nuclear arsenal increasingly important. The two nuclear superpowers may be building up their nuclear capabilities, but no reasonable ... more Russian Premier Urges Stable Power Supply After UES Reform 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 19, 2008Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged on Wednesday the provision of stable electric power supplies after Russia's electric power monopoly ceases to exist. The Unified Energy System of Russia (RAO UES) will cease to exist in July as part of a restructuring of the electricity industry. "During this period, it will be necessary to prevent a loss of control over the electric power ... more |
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Madrid (AFP) June 17, 2008Extremist groups continue to actively seek nuclear weapons, a senior US official said Tuesday during a meeting in Spain of a US-Russian initiative to fight nuclear terrorism. "Combating nuclear terrorism is especially important today," US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control John Rood told a news conference. "Regretably we continue to see indications in the United States from ... more Russia May Help Britain Scrap Nuclear Submarines 
St. Petersburg, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2008Russia's Zvezdochka shipyard in the town of Severodvinsk on the Barents Sea could scrap Britain's decommissioned nuclear submarines, a company official said on Monday. At present, the U.K. does not have the facilities to reprocess nuclear components left on board at least 11 decommissioned vessels and is forced to store the submarines afloat indefinitely. The Russian company, which ... more Russia Defense Watch: Crimea fleet stays 
Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2008 A change of presidents has not softened Russia's determination to hold on to its historic Black Sea naval facilities in the historic fortress-port of Sevastopol. Russia's deputy prime minister and former defense minister, Sergei Ivanov, pledged Friday that the Kremlin would continue to base its Black Sea fleet in the city and ignore any Ukrainian protests and pressure to try ... more Russian Navy To Expand Presence In Arctic, Atlantic And Pacific 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2008Russia's Defense Ministry is planning to expand the presence of the Russian Navy in the world's oceans and extend the operational radius of submarines deployed with the Northern Fleet, a high-ranking military official said on Tuesday. "The summer training program [running from June 1 to December 1] envisions the increased presence of the Russian Navy, not only in the Atlantic, but also in ... more |
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Almaty (AFP) June 16, 2008Kazakhstan's only telecommunications satellite, designed by Russia, has broken down after just two years and may be lost irretrievably, the head of the Kazakh space agency said on Monday. At a news conference in Almaty, space agency chief Talgat Musayev said the satellite, named KazSat, was failing to respond to commands and there was a "very high" chance it could not be recovered. ... more G8 holds first science summit 
Okinawa, Japan (UPI) Jun 15, 2008 The Japanese hosts of the first-ever science and technology summit under the Group of Eight banner say climate change is at the top of its agenda. The Sunday meeting in Okinawa gathered together the science ministers or their proxies from Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the United States and the European Union in Nago and concentrated on advancing cooperation in ... more Will Piracy Never Be Sunk 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 17, 2008The ongoing hijacking of ships off the Somalia coast long ago became a routine part of maritime life in the Arabian Sea. One of the most recent incidents was the seizure of the tanker Amiya Scan, which is owned by Dutch company Reider Shipping. Pirates are still holding the crew consisting of four Russian officers (including the captain) and five Filipino sailors hostage. But the Amiya ... more US envoy says no 'G8 solution' to climate change 
Tokyo (AFP) June 16, 2008The US ambassador to Japan voiced doubt Monday on whether the upcoming Group of Eight summit would take action on climate change, saying that any solution must also involve developing nations. Host Japan has expressed hope that the July 7-9 summit of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations -- Britain, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Russia and the United States -- will help shape ... more
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