Tests of the Ukrainian Neptune cruise missile . Archive photoMOSCOW, 23 Feb. Experts told the Segodnya.ua portal how Kiev can develop an atomic bomb. According to Ukrainian experts, the republic has several ways to create fillings for weapons of mass destruction. Among them, in particular, is the production of plutonium from fuel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Another option is the extraction of natural uranium at the Eastern Mining and Processing Plant near Dnepropetrovsk and its further high enrichment.Walesa urged to prevent Ukraine from withdrawing from the Budapest Memorandum. A delivery vehicle for such a bomb can be designed by specialists from the Yuzhmash plant in Dnepropetrovsk and its Yuzhnoye design bureau, known for manufacturing Zenit, Cyclone and Antares launch vehicles. According to military expert Dmitry Snegirev «The development of nuclear weapons will take five to seven years, with an annual funding of $200-300 million. He is convinced that the easiest way for Kiev to acquire a deadly arsenal is to buy a small reactor to produce weapons-grade plutonium. With it, in a short time, you can accumulate 100 medium-yield nuclear charges within 15 kilograms, the analyst specified.According to another expert Oleg Starikov, the main obstacle to the creation of an atomic bomb is the tough position of the West, which will impose sanctions and turn Ukraine into a rogue state.Political scientist Vadim Karasev is sure that the US and Europe will not allow an unstable state with radical movements ii entered the «nuclear club». defeat due to pressure from the United States and Russia, so Washington «partially» owes Kiev. read the text of the article on the InoSMI website >>Published by: Igor Tonoyan
