Russia nuclear explosion: Moscow TVs mysteriously interrupted on night of missile accident warning residents of storm that never came
‘Take cover in a capital building. Do not shelter or park under trees and rickety structures,’ message reads
Russia nuclear explosion: Moscow TVs mysteriously interrupted on night of missile accident warning residents of storm that never came’Take cover in a capital building. Do not shelter or park under trees and rickety structures,’ message reads
Radiation levels were up to 16 times the norm in a nearby town, the national weather service said Tuesday August 13th, after an explosion at a Russian missile testing site on Thursday. Russian authorities recommended residents leave area.
Source: Residents told to evacuate after rise in radiation levels near Russian blast site
https://twitter.com/NewsAlternative/status/1159662313076510720
The incident at a military test site in Severodvinsk, the Arkhangelsk Region, occurred on August 8. The Defense Ministry said without elaborating the incident involving a liquid propellant engine caused two fatalities. In an overnight statement on August 10 the Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom said the fire and explosion that occurred during the test of a missile on an off-shore platform killed five of its employees. Three others were injured and taken to the hospital.
A Mysterious Explosion Took Place in Russia. What Really Happened? – Foreign Policy
Russia’s catastrophic test of a nuclear-powered missile proves that a new global arms race will mean new nuclear accidents.
Source: A Mysterious Explosion Took Place in Russia. What Really Happened? – Foreign Policy
On Thursday, Aug. 8, Russian authorities issued a surprising announcement. Some sort of accident had occurred during a test of a missile engine near the city of Severodvinsk, along Russia’s Arctic coast. Two people died, and there had been a brief spike in radiation detected. Soon after, images and videos appeared on social media of first responders in hazmat suits, ambulances, and a helicopter for an emergency airlift.
The reference to radiation was striking—tests of missile engines don’t involve radiation. Well, with one exception: Last year, Russia announced it had tested a cruise missile powered by a nuclear reactor. It calls this missile the 9M730 Burevestnik. NATO calls it the SSC-X-9 Skyfall.
A nuclear-powered cruise missile is an outrageous idea, one the United States long ago considered and rejected as a technical, strategic, and environmental nightmare. Vladimir Putin’s Russia, though, thinks differently. My colleagues and I at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies—who regularly use open-source tools to monitor the state of nuclear proliferation around the world—wondered if something had gone wrong with the Skyfall. We soon discovered there was good reason to believe so.
Residents of Severodvinsk (RUSSIA) are being told to take iodine pills and stay indoors – VIDEO
US President Donald Trump referred to the explosion in Russia, tweeting in his Twitter account that “the US is learning a lot from the failed explosion in Russia. We have similar technology to theirs, but more advanced. The blast in Russia makes people worry about the air around the base, and even far away. Not good”.
The United States is learning much from the failed missile explosion in Russia. We have similar, though more advanced, technology. The Russian “Skyfall” explosion has people worried about the air around the facility, and far beyond. Not good!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2019
