Nuclear-Powered Vessels On Wish List, Says Defense Minister

June 07 2010

Argentina

The Argentine government is considering procuring nuclear-powered vessels for its navy, reports MercoPress (Uruguay).

Such ships would have to be developed with domestic technology, said Defense Minister Nilda Garre.

"We want to recover those scientific, technological and industrial capacities Argentina once had; Argentina can't be left out of the development of technology and the technological edge we had in the region," the minister told local media in a review of her...

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