Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Aug 14, 2017
Apr 9, 2017
St. Petersburg bombing carried out by 'suicide' attacker
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| Akbarjon Djalilov |
Go.com - Russia's Investigative Committee said it believes it has found the remains of a suicide bomber after Monday's subway attack in St. Petersburg — which left 14 people dead and dozens more hospitalized.
Sep 12, 2016
Mar 21, 2016
Rocket Could Cut Mars Journey Time To Six Weeks
Sky.com - Russia has announced plans to test a nuclear engine that could help take its cosmonauts to Mars in six weeks.
Dec 12, 2015
Oct 8, 2015
Aug 8, 2015
Jul 29, 2015
Jul 8, 2015
US jets intercepted Russian bombers off the California and Alaska coasts on July 4
Businessinsider.co.id - On July 4th, two pairs of Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bombers approached the US West coast, causing the Air Force to scramble to intercept the planes before they breached US airspace.
Fox News reports that the first incident occurred at 10:30 am ET off the coast of Alaska, when NORAD identified the Russian planes and two F-22s hurried to intercept them. Another incident occurred at 11 am ET off the coast of central California, and was responded to by two F-15s.
The Russian bombers they intercepted are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, but sources do not indicate whether or not they were armed.
The Air Force intercepted the bombers before they entered America’s sovereign air space, which extends 12 miles out from the coast, but the presence of the bombers is an ominous sign during the heightened tensions between Russia and the US.
As retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, who formerly commanded the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told the Washington Free Beacon:“It’s becoming very obvious that Putin is testing Obama and his national security team.”
The type of warfare being teased is reminiscent of the Cold War not only in theory, but in practice.
“These long-range aviation excursions are duplicating exercises I experienced during the height of the Cold War when I commanded the Alaska NORAD region,” McInerney told the Free Beacon.
Pentagon officials haven’t given the exact location of the interceptions, but ABC News cites one official as saying that it could have taken place as “far out as 200 miles.”
The Pentagon’s John Kirby told the Free Beacon that they assessed the flight of the Russian bombers as another training activity.
Fox News reports that the first incident occurred at 10:30 am ET off the coast of Alaska, when NORAD identified the Russian planes and two F-22s hurried to intercept them. Another incident occurred at 11 am ET off the coast of central California, and was responded to by two F-15s.
The Russian bombers they intercepted are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, but sources do not indicate whether or not they were armed.
The Air Force intercepted the bombers before they entered America’s sovereign air space, which extends 12 miles out from the coast, but the presence of the bombers is an ominous sign during the heightened tensions between Russia and the US.
As retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, who formerly commanded the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told the Washington Free Beacon:“It’s becoming very obvious that Putin is testing Obama and his national security team.”
The type of warfare being teased is reminiscent of the Cold War not only in theory, but in practice.
“These long-range aviation excursions are duplicating exercises I experienced during the height of the Cold War when I commanded the Alaska NORAD region,” McInerney told the Free Beacon.
Pentagon officials haven’t given the exact location of the interceptions, but ABC News cites one official as saying that it could have taken place as “far out as 200 miles.”
The Pentagon’s John Kirby told the Free Beacon that they assessed the flight of the Russian bombers as another training activity.
Jul 1, 2015
Mystery sea creature washes up on Russian beach
News.com.au - USUALLY when a sea creature washes ashore it is a whale or turtle, not a mystery beast with a fur tail and large beak.
The remains of the mystery sea animal were discovered washed up on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Deputy Head of the forecasting department of the Sakhalin Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography Nikolay Kim suspects the animal is a dolphin.
“Judging by the appearance of the head, this is clearly some big dolphin. According to a characteristic of the skin, it is a rare species,” she told the Siberian Times.
Deputy Head of the forecasting department of the Sakhalin Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography Nikolay Kim suspects the animal is a dolphin.
“Judging by the appearance of the head, this is clearly some big dolphin. According to a characteristic of the skin, it is a rare species,” she told the Siberian Times.
“I doubt that it lived in our waters. Most likely, the animal was brought by the warm current. Here often appear tropical and subtropical species. On cooling, they stay here and then die.
“I can confidently say that this is some kind of a dolphin. However, it has fur. It’s unusual. Dolphins do not have any fur.”
“I can confidently say that this is some kind of a dolphin. However, it has fur. It’s unusual. Dolphins do not have any fur.”
Jun 28, 2015
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