Support The Moscow Times!
Contribute today

Articles with tag "Nuclear"

What Do We Know About Russia’s Nuclear Weapons?

Russia's nuclear arsenal has come under renewed scrutiny since its strike on Ukraine with the new Oreshnik ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear...

Zelensky’s Nuclear Arms Comments ‘Dangerous Provocation’ – Putin

The Ukrainian leader had said "either Ukraine will have nuclear weapons, which will protect us, or we must have some kind of alliance."
1 Min read

Car Bomb Kills Security Chief at Ukraine's Russian-Held Nuclear Plant

Andriy Korotkiy was inside his vehicle when it was hit by an explosion at around 7:00 a.m. local time in the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar, Kyiv said...
1 Min read

Putin Proposes Broader Criteria for Using Nuclear Arms

Under the proposed rules, Russia would consider any attack by a non-nuclear country supported by a nuclear power as a joint attack by both.
2 Min read

Zelensky Alleges Russia Plot on Nuclear Plants in Defiant UN Address

Zelensky seeks to rally support among world leaders weeks before a U.S. election that could sharply shift the stance of Ukraine's main backer.
3 Min read

UN Nuclear Head Says Discussed Kursk Plant Safety With Zelensky

Ukraine sent thousands of troops into the Kursk region on Aug. 6, triggering fighting less than 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from the nuclear plant.
2 Min read

Researchers Locate Possible Launch Site for Russia’s New Nuclear-Powered Missile – Reuters

The imagery "suggests something very unique, very different," one of the researchers said.
2 Min read
opinion Ruth Deyermond

Resetting U.S.-Russia Relations Would Be a Mistake

Envisaging a future reset with Russia is not pragmatism. It is wishful thinking.
5 Min read

Russia to Restrict Entry to Kursk Nuclear Plant Town

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi warned that the plant's proximity to ongoing fighting was "extremely serious."
2 Min read

UN Nuclear Agency Chief Warns of Nuclear Risks During Kursk Plant Visit

Rafael Rossi said he would visit Kyiv next week to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2 Min read

Germany Says Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ by Putin’s Nuclear Threats

Putin on Sunday threatened to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the plans go ahead.
2 Min read

Putin Threatens To Restart Production of Mid-Range Nuclear Weapons

Putin added that now in Russia "the development of a number of such systems is in the final stages."
2 Min read

Russia, Kyrgyzstan Sign Radioactive Decontamination Deal

Kyrgyzstan is still suffering from the environmental consequences of uranium and other heavy metals mining during the Soviet era.
2 Min read

Russia Starts Tactical Nuclear Drills Near Ukraine

Putin ordered the drills earlier this month after a series of Western statements on the Ukraine conflict drew scorn in Moscow.
2 Min read
Feature

Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry

Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites’ feet.
5 Min read

Russia's Record Floods Submerge Uranium Mines in Urals – Reports

State nuclear agency Rosatom denied that the mining facilities were impacted by the flood.
2 Min read

Kyiv, Moscow Trade Accusations of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Attacks

Russia is attacking the station "with drones, pretending that the threat to the plant and nuclear safety is coming from Ukraine," the head of Ukraine's...
2 Min read

IAEA Chief To Hold Talks With Putin About Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Rafael Grossi last met Putin in St. Petersburg in October 2022 to discuss safety issues involving the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
2 Min read

Putin Gives Go-Ahead to New Nuclear Icebreaker

The Leningrad is designed to carve through ice to allow trailing cargo ships easier passage through the frozen northern seas.
1 Min read

Russian Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Catches Fire in Arctic

The Sevmorput is one of Russia's four nuclear-powered merchant ships.
1 Min read
View more articles