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Originally Posted by Grisu
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I thought we were discussing nuclear safety, not problems in general?
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Tests on fish from the Barents Sea have shown no sign of increased radioactivity since the sinking of the submarine, Norway's atomic safety authority has said.
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Vladimir Kuroyedov thinks that the Russian Fleet is at its breaking point
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The commander-in-chief Vladimir Kuroyedov thinks that Russian Navy it at its breaking point. ?The Navy solves its problems but with difficulty¦, - said Vladimir Kuroyedov in St-Petersburg today. According to him, ?we are losing combatant value¦ in some ways, ?Interfax¦ reports. ?The fleet is gradually losing its capability to perform its tasks, there is not enough finance for its support and development¦, - the commander-in-chief said. The reason is departmental approach to the Navy-s activity and underestimation of its part in the life of the state, Kuroyedov considers.
http://english.pravda.ru/economics/2000/12/22/1622.html
That even came from the pravda... Are you telling me they are spy's and saboteurs too?
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I will only tell you that this article is more than 3 years old
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Last week the commander of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, made waves worldwide when he told journalists that the nuclear-powered flagship of the Northern Fleet, the Pyotr Veliky, was in such bad shape that it could explode "at any moment." Kuroyedov added that the ship's two nuclear reactors were at risk.
http://www.cdi.org/russia/300-12.cfm
But I guess none of that is really happening... March 30th 2004 timestamp by the way!
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Peter the Great cruiser doesn't threaten Russia's nuclear security
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Now on to foreign aid:
We first started getting sizeable assistance in 1992. We got about $80 million, U.S., in that year. In 1993, it went up to $234 million. In 1994, it reached a peak of $270 million. Since 1995, it has been declining very sharply. It is down to about $220 million in 1995, about one-fifth of what it was the year before.
http://www.gwu.edu/~csol/us-russia-conf/rusacp.htm
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Why do you keep digging up such ancient articles?
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Read the reports of the IAEA and then we'll talk about it.
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What reports?
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If you need to read up on foreign aid to russia:
Russia continues to suffer from 50% annual inflation and a recession exacerbated by the Asian economic crisis. The IMF is planning to shore up Russia with a $4.5 billion loan.
http://www.issues2000.org/VoteMatch/q20.asp
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Russia's inflation not to exceed 10 percent this year
Regarding aid. Technically, Russia does receive monetary assistance. However, the purpose of this aid is in no way similar to that of the aid during the 90s. Back then, foreign help was needed to prevent the economy from utter collapse. Now, the assistance is used for a very specific purpose. For instance, $750 million, out of $979 million received from the US in 2001, were used for the non-proliferation subsidies. Meaning the Americans are paying Russia to partially disarm. Meaning, Russia would not suffer at all withouth this assistance.
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Nuff said. If it wouldn't be everyone's problem when a nuklear reactor explodes or a nuklear powered ship sinks (e.g. Kursk) nobody would care but since you #%)*@$#% play with stuff that damages everyone's world you ought to be more considerate...
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Tell that to US Navy
The Trident Incident ]