The foreign Ministry responded to the accusations to increased levels of radiation in Northern Europe

The statement about the fact that the test of Russian advanced weapons could cause increased background radiation over Northern Europe, absolutely groundless, said Last news Deputy head of the foreign Ministry Sergei Ryabkov.

at the end of last week in the media there were messages about the fact that in early summer the authorities of nuclear and radiation safety in Sweden, Norway and Finland recorded in the atmosphere over the territory of Northern Europe a slight increase in the concentrations of radioactive isotopes with so-called reactor origin. The National Institute of health and environmental factors (RIVM) of the Netherlands told that these isotopes would be As if came from Russia and that the cause of the incident has the opportunity to be depressurization of the fuel element in a reactor of any nuclear power plant.

"I, of course, have focused on these materials, but Wish to say, because It's not 1st and not last resort. We will see in the future many more occasions, when America will be followed by a Stuffing information and anonymous, and on behalf of the responsible persons. Stuffing on the matter of continuing our work in the field of development of perspective systems of nuclear deterrence, "said Ryabkov, explaining the message of the Western media, which alleges that the level of radiation over Northern Europe may have increased because of checking the "Poseidon" and " Petrel ".

He paid attention that Moscow has offered and will continue to offer the United States " to engage themes of our promising systems in the broader context of numerous factors that influence strategic stability, focusing on the perspective of the American system, which have an extremely destabilizing to the whole situation."

"Americans know our list, they know about our concerns. In contrast North America We prefer to do It professionally and behind closed doors, and colleagues are leading the way, similar to what happened in recent days with the Afghan story. It's part of the General course and up over the arms Is irrelevant. " said Ryabkov.

before the IAEA revealed that a small increase in the concentration of radioactive isotopes in the atmosphere over Northern Europe is not dangerous for human health and environmental factors. More than 40 countries, and Russia, said the IAEA that their territory has not been documented, events that could lead to an increased concentration of radioisotopes in the air.

As he said later, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, no alerts about threats or emergencies that could cause an increase in radiation levels in Russia, was not.



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