Vladimir Putin in wild plans with China to build nuclear power plant on the Moon
The head of Russia’s space agency said it’s working on plans with China on ways to deliver and install a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2035.
The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos spoke of the plans on Tuesday, state news has reported. "Today we are seriously considering the project", Yury Borisov, general director of Roscosmos, said according to the Interfax news service. This comes just weeks after China and Russia confirmed they had been in talks regarding "outer space security" and "AI weapons".
During the talks, both countries agreed to further their cooperation on the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) of the States Parties to the Convention on Inhumane Weapons on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), a UN-backed policy on weapons development. The Russian Foreign Ministry said: "The meeting confirmed the closeness of the Russian and Chinese approaches to this issue. It was noted that there is a need for further close cooperation in this area both in the bilateral format and in the relevant multilateral platforms, primarily within the framework of the GGE on LAWS.”
The surface of the moon (Intuitive Machines/AFP via Getty)Meanwhile, China's statement confirmed that talks covered "outer space security, biosecurity, and artificial intelligence." The US Space Command head General Stephen Whiting warned that China is developing its space military capabilities at a "breathtaking" pace. He said: "There is an urgency for our Command to advocate for delivery of new space capabilities and capacity to retain an enduring competitive advantage." He also said Russia "continues to pursue a suite of counter space weaponry" including "directed energy weapons and satellite communications jammers."
Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants today for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that judges said happened "pursuant to a state policy." It's only the second time the global court has publicly announced arrest warrants linked to Russia's war in Ukraine. In March 2023, the court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.
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On Tuesday, the court announced warrants for Russian Lt. Gen. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash, who was commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force at the time of the alleged crimes. Also wanted is Russian Navy Adm. Viktor Kinolayevich Sokolov, who was the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. They are wanted for the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects, and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.
The court said that judges who reviewed evidence presented by prosecutors said that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the two men are responsible for “missile strikes carried out by the forces under their command against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure” from Oct. 10, 2022 until at least March 9, 2023.
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