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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Russian Defense Minister orders tighter control over Pacific nuclear sub base construction


Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu expressed his displeasure on Tuesday over the construction of the docking and maintenance facilities at a naval base in the country's Far East intended for the deployment of Russia’s Borei-class strategic nuclear-powered missile submarines.

While inspecting the construction of the Pacific Fleet’s facility on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Avacha Bay on Tuesday, Shoigu expressed his dissatisfaction with the work of the local supervising bodies overseeing the quality of construction works.

“This is a very serious matter to joke about [the construction dates],” Shoigu said. “There are no more jokes.”

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