Section: Nuclear

    How Russia prepared to seize Ukraine’s nuclear energy. Part 1: Derkach’s Twelve
    Jan21

    How Russia prepared to seize Ukraine’s nuclear energy. Part 1: Derkach’s Twelve

    In the spring of 2020, a new team (consisting of Galushchenko, Kotin, Hartmut, and Boyaryntsev) was appointed at the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, which is associated with the controversial former deputy Andrii Derkach. A year ago, the frontman of this team, German Galushchenko, was promoted and appointed as the Minister...

    Nuclear madness of Putin and the American Nuclear Society. What unites them?
    Jul19

    Nuclear madness of Putin and the American Nuclear Society. What unites them?

    Chornobyl, Fukushima, and the Kyshtym disaster. An experience that was not learned The recent series of nuclear threats from Russia to the world, as well as the topic of a possible sabotage by Russian terrorists at the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, have become key news stories in the global media....

    Putin’s armageddon: where and why Russia may strike with nuclear weapons
    Jun22

    Putin’s armageddon: where and why Russia may strike with nuclear weapons

    The shift to a strategy of intimidation The threat of using tactical nuclear weapons by Russian President Putin is real, stated US President Joe Biden. These words were spoken by the head of the White House after the Kremlin initiated a new psychological attack, threatening the world with atomic armageddon by deploying tactical nuclear weapons in...

    Words and actions of Rafael Grossi. Whom does the Director General of the IAEA serve?
    May22

    Words and actions of Rafael Grossi. Whom does the Director General of the IAEA serve?

    What is wrong with the position of the IAEA regarding the nuclear threats from Russia? On March 10, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) endorsed the reappointment of Rafael Grossi as the Director General. After another terrorist shelling by Russian troops on civilian infrastructure, which took place on March 9,...

    Anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum: how Ukraine lost nuclear weapons
    Dec05

    Anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum: how Ukraine lost nuclear weapons

    On 5 December 1994, three nuclear powers, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom signed the Budapest Memorandum. Bill Clinton (USA), Boris Yeltsin (Russia) and Leonid Kravchuk (Ukraine) in January 1994 signed Trilateral Statement about Ukraine nuclear disarmament. This memorandum provided security assurances...