The US authorities are aware of the limited energy resources on Earth and for this reason I want to find a new source of minerals on the moon. This view was expressed by a scientist-a geologist, Advisor to the Minister of natural resources of the Russian Federation Vladimir Polevanov.
“the trump in connection with the search for new forms of energy announced that the Americans allegedly have the right to consider the moon as a source of raw materials for US” – said the scientist in interview to the newspaper “Evening Moscow”.
The interlocutor of the edition has reminded that the moon has no atmosphere and the solar wind creates a special substance on Earth, it is called helium-3. According to Polevanov, this substance is interested in Americans in the first place.
The scientist added that one ton of helium-3 is more efficient than conventional black gold energy equivalent to millions of times. In addition, several tens of tons of this gas is able to cover the energy needs of the whole country during the year.
Earlier it became known that the administration of U.S. President Donald trump is preparing a draft new international agreement on the extraction of minerals on the moon. This was reported by Reuters, citing its own sources.
It is noted that by the agreement it is planned to involve a number of countries, and at first Russia will not be among them.
In response, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that Moscow will not allow the privatization of the moon, from whom would come from such initiatives.
