nuclear-news

Russia to get stronger nuclear navy, Putin says By Gleb Bryanski SEVERODVINSK, Russia | Mon Jul 30, 2012  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin oversaw the start of construction of one of Russia’s newest generation submarines on Monday and vowed to boost nuclear naval forces to safeguard the country’s position as a leading sea power.

Warning that its navy would protect top energy producer Russia’s interests in the oil-rich Arctic, Putin led the ceremony to begin building the submarine Prince Vladimir, named after the ruler who founded a precursor state to modern Russia.

The vessel is the fourth Borei class submarine, designed to carry one of the country’s newest and most powerful intercontinental nuclear missiles, the Bulava, or Mace…… Putin is working to make the submarines and the missiles they will carry a cornerstone of the Russian navy, which will receive nearly a quarter of the 20 trillionroubles ($621.31 billion) to be spent by the end of the decade…… http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/us-russia-putin-navy-idUSBRE86T1D320120730

July 31, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Russia, weapons and war