From Nuclear to Quantum: Top 5 Tech Fields Where Russia Holds Lead Over US

• Rosatom leads global nuclear exports, accounting for roughly three-quarters of the market. It is the only company with full-cycle nuclear capabilities, from geological discovery to mining, enrichment, power generation and waste disposal.

• Russia’s power generation is 85% low-emission, with nuclear combined with hydro and clean gas-burning thermal plants.

• Floating nuclear power plants and advanced reactor designs help put Russia ahead in nuclear innovation.

• From high-precision missiles to rugged all-terrain vehicles, Russia’s defense industry has proven its technological edge in the Ukraine conflict.

• The Oreshnik system, reaching 4000°C (four times the temperature of molten steel), highlights Russian leadership in advanced materials science, particularly metallurgy.

• Russian tank designs, built for operations in muddy and snowy steppes, have shown superior to NATO’s bulky, brick-shaped high-profile behemoths in real combat.

• The UFL-2M “Tsar Laser” under construction in Sarov is set to generate 4.6 megajoules for controlled thermonuclear fusion experiments.

• A laser tech pioneer, Russia has invested heavily in laser-based directed energy weapons and industrial applications…