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Вот почему идут войны! Что спасет мир от краха? Профессор Острецов о будущем России и мира

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Professor Igor Nikolaevich Ostretsov argues that many contemporary wars—framed as separate “local conflicts” such as those in Ukraine and the Middle East—are primarily driven by a long-planned global energy crisis and by an elite agenda commonly referred to as a “golden billion” population plan.

He claims that the depletion of fossil fuels (and the resulting breakdown of energy needed not only for electricity, but also for food, clothing, and fertilizers) forces geopolitical confrontation, including the possibility of using small nuclear charges.

Key Claims and Analysis

1) Energy collapse as the root cause of war

Ostretsov says the underlying problem was recognized as far back as the 1970s, including concerns about:

  • dwindling fossil resources
  • environmental and climate damage

He presents current wars as efforts to manage— or to accelerate—the consequences of energy scarcity.

2) “Golden billion” population-reduction agenda

He cites statements attributed to a political figure (e.g., “destroy 5–6 billion people”) to support the idea that the global population should decline from roughly 7 billion to about 1.5–2 billion by the end of the century.

In his interpretation, wars and related policies serve that outcome by reducing development capacity and limiting energy availability.

3) Ukraine and the Middle East as “energy supply cutoff” operations

Ostretsov argues that conflicts are intended to disrupt energy flows to Europe. Specifically, he points to:

  • Ukraine’s historical reliance on nuclear generation
  • Russian uranium fuel supply

He also asserts that (in his view) Russia’s fuel is still provided to Ukrainian nuclear systems, which he describes as implicated with NATO.

4) Nuclear deterrence and “hybrid” warfare

He claims that direct great-power nuclear exchange is unlikely due to deterrence, but that “hybrid wars” continue as mechanisms to achieve strategic goals without triggering total nuclear escalation.

5) Small nuclear charges and targeting critical infrastructure

Ostretsov argues that “small” nuclear devices could be used to destroy:

  • nuclear enrichment infrastructure
  • desalination plants

He claims this could make regions such as the Arabian Peninsula effectively uninhabitable without water—amounting to population reduction through resource collapse.

Proposed Alternative Energy Future

6) Modern nuclear power is “inadequate” (in his telling)

He argues that:

  • uranium-235 reserves are depleted (as he frames the problem)
  • advanced reactors would not exceed around ~5% contribution

7) Accelerator-based neutron production as the alternative

He promotes a different approach, relying on neutron production via an accelerator (described as “yard”-type / relativistic accelerator technology).

He claims this could enable large-scale nuclear energy without depending on enriched uranium and would produce less problematic waste.

8) U.S./China allegedly already have the accelerator approach

He argues that the U.S. and China have been receiving or developing accelerator-based technology and are planning to scale nuclear output, while Russia supposedly restricts it politically or strategically.

He frames this as both an energy issue and a security issue.

Political Conclusion

Ostretsov concludes that Russia must either:

  1. rapidly adopt and deploy the technology to become a global energy center, or
  2. if it continues “playing along,” he believes Russia could be “liquidated” through geopolitical pressure and China’s expansion.

Chernobyl and Broader Historical Accusations

He asserts that Chernobyl was effectively “deliberately blown up,” and connects this to later fuel-supply politics involving the United States—presenting it as part of the same broader scheme.

Personal Message and Framing

He urges officials (specifically Kiriyenko and Putin) to convene a meeting focused on nuclear/energy development, promising he will directly challenge bureaucratic obstacles.

He also expands into a broader worldview, arguing that humanity must develop “reason,” and that technological evolution supports a moral/spiritual transformation.

Presenters / Contributors

  • Igor Nikolaevich Ostretsov (guest; Soviet and Russian scientist, nuclear physicist, professor)
  • Host/Interviewer (unnamed in the subtitles; e.g., “Friends, good afternoon… Today our guest…”)

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