Bellona nuclear digest. August 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Theyre calling themselves societys elite, and also, neo-nobility (as announced by one of them, a certain chief of Russia’s secret services Nikolai Patrushev) But if you look at the concrete results oops! there are no concrete results. Terrorism is alive and kicking, while the fight on terrorism Hello-o? Fight on terrorism, where are you-u? They say economy is on the rise. And then they raisebread prices and customs duties on foreign-made cars. They say our military might is all tip-top. Id say its all tip-flop. Our ballistic missiles are older than Methuselah. They either fly off on a tangent or dont fly at all. The navys commander-in-chief must have really been shaking in his jack boots for his postbecause of Kasatonovs testimony on the causes of the K-159s sinkingFootnote: Admiral Igor Kasatonov, former deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, harshly criticized Vladimir Kuroyedov, the Navys commander-in-chief, for his actions in relation to this submarines sinking in August 2003 during a closed court hearing on the causes of the tragedy. Incidentally, Kasatonovs nephew, Vladimir Kasatonov, is commander of the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Peter the Great. Back to text
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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