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Russia launches upgraded nuclear-armed sub from northwestern base

4 December 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, military, Northern Fleet, nuclear, nuclear submarines, nuclear weapons, Severodvinsk, submarines

The first upgraded ballistic missile submarine has left Severodvinsk, northwest Russia and embarked on comprehensive sea trails. Several Russian media,

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Military shipyards in northern Russia want role in building Arctic LNG infrastructure

20 June 201820 June 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, LNG, natural gas, Novatek, Severodvinsk, Sevmash, shipbuilding, United Shipbuilding Corporation, Yamal LNG, Zvezdochka

The two major yards in Severodvinsk, northern Russia, intend to deliver key components to the country’s planned new Arctic natural

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Arctic Russia military town left without heating and hot water

20 February 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bolshaya Lopatka, Northern Fleet, Severodvinsk, Zaozerk

Residents in the closed military town of Zaozersk on the Barents Sea coast are left in freezing cold as the

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Russian floating nuclear power plant to be towed through Arctic ice

22 January 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Lomonosov, Baltic Shipyard, East Siberian Sea, energy, floating nuclear power plant, Laptev Sea, Murmansk, NPP, Peschanka copper project, Pevek, Severodvinsk, St.Petersburg, Vilkitsky Strait

The world’s first ever installation of its kind will be towed several thousand kilometers through Arctic ice before it reaches

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Legal fight over top secret Russian spy sub comes to surface

19 January 201819 January 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arkhangelsk, Barents Sea, Losharik, Northern Fleet, nuclear fleet, Podmoskovye, Severodvinsk, Zvezdochka

The Zvezdochka yard outside Arkhangelsk, northern Russia, demands another 6.8 billion ruble for its comprehensive modernization of nuclear submarine «Podmoskovye».