Naval News Today
Brazil dusts mothballs off nuclear program
BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday relaunched the country’s nuclear program, promising to complete a nuclear submarine and a third atomic power plant, both of which were mothballed 20 years ago.
“Brazil could rank among those few nations in the world with a command of uranium enrichment technology, and I think we will be more highly valued as a nation – as the power we wish to be,” Mr Lula said at the navy’s Technological Center in Sao Paulo.
Finishing the nuclear submarine would cost an estimated $US68 million ($80 million) over eight years, he said.
“With a little more (money), we may build it sooner.”
Russia’s naval chief warns over mine danger in Black Sea
Russian naval commander-in-chief Vladimir Masorin has warned over mine danger in the Azov-Black Sea basin.
“Mine danger seriously restricts maritime activities,” he told a meeting of the maritime collegium on Wednesday.
He pointed out that mine danger persists in many ports, including Kavkaz on the Kerch Strait, Anapa and Taman and hampers most maritime operations.
“Since 2000 fourteen anchor mines and many other explosives have been found and defused,” Masorin said.
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