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Publish date: October 6, 2008
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“The Navy has shifted to serial construction of ships and nuclear submarines,” said Tatarinov. “In accordance with the new programme of state armament, it is planned that a series of eight nuclear submarines, which will be armed with the new strategically important Bulava missile, will be built.”
Tatarionov underscored that the “deadline of the specific new programme of state armament for 2015 will guarantee the support of forces of nuclear deterrence based at sea at that level, which will allow us to guarantee the protection of the security of the country.”
Tatarinov added that the new Bulava missile complex will decided many issues that the Navy is dealing with, Russia news agencies reported. Tatarin said that the new strategic missiles will be adopted as weapons by 2009, Russian media said.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...