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TexasTowelie

(125,281 posts)
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 06:49 AM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP
Better luck next time. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #1
Oopsie. rubbersole Yesterday #2
I hope they had sense enough to purchase the post office's insurance on the safe delivery. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #3
Happy 15,000th post! AllyCat Yesterday #4
Thx. That slipped by me, 3Hotdogs Yesterday #5
This makes little to no sense at all. Why would Russia send nuclear reactors on a ship Bev54 Yesterday #6
the ruskies may only have one fabrication plant for "reactors" Nigrum Cattus Yesterday #7
Keeps China out of the equation plus reactors are very heavy. Rail lines may not have handled it dutch777 Yesterday #8
They literally border NK on a coastline, they would not ship it around the other side of the continent Bev54 Yesterday #10
Putin was trading nuclear reactors for North Korean military assistance LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #9

Bev54

(13,172 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
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to N. Korea via Spanish waters when they live next door to N. Korea.

Nigrum Cattus

(1,209 posts)
7. the ruskies may only have one fabrication plant for "reactors"
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 10:59 AM
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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
Yesterday

Bev54

(13,172 posts)
10. They literally border NK on a coastline, they would not ship it around the other side of the continent
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 03:59 PM
Yesterday
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