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Nuclear power plant deal signed with Russia

Yeah its in Pabna, Rajshahi, my bad

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U guys already have nuclear, so i dont think there is any risk of having them near the border. Futhermore, since this is our first nuclear power plant, i think the security will be very tight

Since when Pabna has become a part of Rajshahi? Take some geography lessons.
 
Most probably there are uranium deposits in bd, but i think its in small amounts. To make bombs you must enrich, plutonium. But i dont think bd has the raw material or technology to build a bomb.

But why would you want a bomb anyway?
Just north of border uranium deposits have been found in Meghalaya. But, there is no news about its finding in BD.
 
sorry didnt have time to read the thread!! Will russia provide radio active fuel??? most probably yes.... My question is - is sufficient amount of polonium,uranium found in Bangladesh to produce bomb??

The Russians would be in control of all of that.

And dude, R&Ding for nukes is just not in our league, both technically and politically.

Although, we might be able to develop depleted uranium ammunition for our tanks and aircraft with Russian help. That'll be a good start for military applications. Although, I'd rather focus on civilian first.

We should get FOAB from russia(if they are willing to sell it) to act as deterrence. Having nuclear weapons now will cause USA to choke us.

Well for starters, you need a bomber to carry that. And I doubt if they'd sell it to us. They won't even sell it to the Chinese or the Indians.

Although, it is possible to carry it in a modified C-130, I don't think the Americans would allow us to make such a particular mod.
Lockheed MC-130 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Just north of border uranium deposits have been found in Meghalaya. But, there is no news about its finding in BD.

well india is mining for uranium very near the shylet border, there is a possibility there is uranium there. Futhermore, we are still discovering gas fields and other mineral resources in bd, who knows we might chance upon uranium as well.
 
The Russians would be in control of all of that.

And dude, R&Ding for nukes is just not in our league, both technically and politically.

Although, we might be able to develop depleted uranium ammunition for our tanks and aircraft with Russian help. That'll be a good start for military applications. Although, I'd rather focus on civilian first.



Well for starters, you need a bomber to carry that. And I doubt if they'd sell it to us. They won't even sell it to the Chinese or the Indians.

Although, it is possible to carry it in a modified C-130, I don't think the Americans would allow us to make such a particular mod.
Lockheed MC-130 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Well FOAB is quite new, the russians wont sell it to anyone. But knowing russians, there is a huge possibility that they might sell it in the future.

I dont think our military budget would even allow us to buy a mc-130.
 
Well FOAB is quite new, the russians wont sell it to anyone. But knowing russians, there is a huge possibility that they might sell it in the future.

I dont think our military budget would even allow us to buy a mc-130.

We already operate the C-130. All it needs is to be modified to MC-130 to enable it to carry out the required operations effectively.

And for the FOAB or MOAB, we need a large bomber to actually deliver it to the target. AN-32s are too small.

Although, I have heard from somewhere that the Pakistanis successfully converted a C-130 into a bomber at some point.

Although, I'd rather start from the basics. That is: replacing our aging F-7s and A-5s and ensure complete security and control of our air space. Some good UAVs could also help.
 
isnt Coxs bazar full of radioactive isotope?? Once a student from DU told that Bangladesh got abundant deuterium and resource to produce bomb..... Just wanted to check it with you guys
 
We already operate the C-130. All it needs is to be modified to MC-130 to enable it to carry out the required operations effectively.

And for the FOAB or MOAB, we need a large bomber to actually deliver it to the target. AN-32s are too small.

Although, I have heard from somewhere that the Pakistanis successfully converted a C-130 into a bomber at some point.

Although, I'd rather start from the basics. That is: replacing our aging F-7s and A-5s and ensure complete security and control of our air space. Some good UAVs could also help.

Its gonna be very hard for bd to convert one.

Btw Faarhan and i were about bombs that bangladesh can use for deterence. Do you know any other bombs that can do that?
 
isnt Coxs bazar full of radioactive isotope?? Once a student from DU told that Bangladesh got abundant deuterium and resource to produce bomb..... Just wanted to check it with you guys

I don't know about the bomb part, but there is no doubt. We do have uranium deposits. High levels of radiation were found in drinking water in parts of Bangladesh.
arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India

There might also be the possibility of thorium. We must exploit them.
New Uranium Mining Projects - Asia
 
:rofl: Where did he find deuterium?

In the sea

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isnt Coxs bazar full of radioactive isotope?? Once a student from DU told that Bangladesh got abundant deuterium and resource to produce bomb..... Just wanted to check it with you guys

Alot of bd written general knowledge books claim that uranium can be found in CHT, shylet, rajshahi. However, i do not know how true are these claims, cause they only state the place. Furthermore, i do not think bd has ever actively tried to look for uranium
 
Its gonna be very hard for bd to convert one.

Btw Faarhan and i were about bombs that bangladesh can use for deterence. Do you know any other bombs that can do that?

I really doubt if we can actually get any big bomb. Let me repeat again, it is literally impossible for us to acquire a nuclear bomb not just because of technicalities, but politics.

If deterrence against India is concerned, we have to thoroughly accept the fact that the Indians are at least 10 years ahead of us in technology. They are 30 times larger than us, and our military is both outnumbered and outgunned. We can't stand against that kind of power alone.

Also, most of their equipment are of Russian origin. And their relationship goes a long way. In fact, they are Cold War allies. And we are getting Russian help for this nuclear plant. I am sure you get my point.

The Indians have a strong lobbying presence at the Kremlin. But then, India is increasingly shifting toward Western equipment. Although, their military interests with Russia could go for as long as 2040-2050 according to estimates. Their joint programs such as the HAL/Sukhoi FGFA and others are worth a lot of money.

We might have to partly rely our long-term strategic security on a major house such as the SCO. I think the SCO is a very viable option for Bangladesh. Both Russia and China have placed a lot of commitment into this.

You see, India has successfully been able to balance their relationship between Russia and the US. But then there's a catch. One can never keep two heads happy in the long term.

Does Russia and the US have their own interests that conflict with one another? If we look at it from a global perspective - the answer is yes. The Russians just love being powerful.

From the looks of things. India does not seem too enthusiastic about the SCO, and the US wants it that way. In fact, the US has told India to distance itself from the SCO. The Americans don't like the whole body in general because they were refused as an observer state.

Our relations with India aren't exactly firm at the moment, and very uncertain as to what their actual policy is with respect to us. It seems as if it has no direction or shape in particular. Although, our leaders are also to blame for this.

We just have to rely on some major house such as the SCO for that kind of security you and Farhaan are mentioning.

Although, the SCO is still young and mostly limited to counter-insurgency and border control operations, it is growing in scope. And I am sure there would be something in there for us. The Chinese and Russians will welcome us with open arms.

The SCO in the long term may provide us with easy access to technology (both military and civilian), without any hindrance or influence from India. Of-course, we may have to do some bidding for the Chinese and the Russians, and it'll be just that way. We are a tiny nation with limited resources but tremendous potential.

So you see, it's not just about what weapons we get our hands on. It's our relationships that count.

Now, the most important question in regards to this is:
Will our leaders be committed to such a bold undertaking?

We seriously need to consider this for our long term security. A relationship with India alone is not sustainable in the long term. And banking on only one party never is in anything!

And if ever we ever do become a member of SCO, it'll be one wild cat & mouse game.
 
Most probably there are uranium deposits in bd, but i think its in small amounts. To make bombs you must enrich, plutonium. But i dont think bd has the raw material or technology to build a bomb.

But why would you want a bomb anyway?

Umm... You enrich "Uranium" NOT plutonium. Plutonium is created in breeder reactors by bombarding enriched Uranium with deuterium :)

Also you need HWR to do that I doubt Russia will be providing BD with HWR it will be LWR most probably.
 

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