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TexasTowelie

(125,249 posts)
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 06:49 AM 5 hrs ago

Ursa Major: Russian Tanker Sunk Near Spain Carrying Nuclear Reactors for Submarines to North Korea - Suchomimus



The M/V Ursa Major, a Russian-flagged and operated heavy-lift ship, part of Russia’s Shadow Fleet, which mysteriously sank December 2024 in the Western Mediterranean off the coast Cartagena, Spain, was possibly sunk by a torpedo and was carrying two VM-4SG Nuclear Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) bound for North Korea, likely to be utilized for their new class of nuclear-powered submarines, Spanish authorities have told La Verdad.
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Ursa Major: Russian Tanker Sunk Near Spain Carrying Nuclear Reactors for Submarines to North Korea - Suchomimus (Original Post) TexasTowelie 5 hrs ago OP
Better luck next time. NT mahatmakanejeeves 5 hrs ago #1
Oopsie. rubbersole 4 hrs ago #2
I hope they had sense enough to purchase the post office's insurance on the safe delivery. 3Hotdogs 3 hrs ago #3
Happy 15,000th post! AllyCat 2 hrs ago #4
Thx. That slipped by me, 3Hotdogs 2 hrs ago #5
This makes little to no sense at all. Why would Russia send nuclear reactors on a ship Bev54 1 hr ago #6
the ruskies may only have one fabrication plant for "reactors" Nigrum Cattus 1 hr ago #7
Keeps China out of the equation plus reactors are very heavy. Rail lines may not have handled it dutch777 1 hr ago #8
Putin was trading nuclear reactors for North Korean military assistance LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #9

Bev54

(13,163 posts)
6. This makes little to no sense at all. Why would Russia send nuclear reactors on a ship
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 10:51 AM
1 hr ago

to N. Korea via Spanish waters when they live next door to N. Korea.

Nigrum Cattus

(1,207 posts)
7. the ruskies may only have one fabrication plant for "reactors"
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 10:59 AM
1 hr ago

also, they may not have wanted China to know they
were doing this. Either way, good job !

dutch777

(4,842 posts)
8. Keeps China out of the equation plus reactors are very heavy. Rail lines may not have handled it
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 11:03 AM
1 hr ago
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