A planned evacuation and convenient malfunctions in nearby radiation detectors have observers of the blast making comparisons to a much larger, much more famous Russian nuclear event
U.S. officials reportedly believe the nuclear blast in Russia was related to the development of a weapons system announced by Vladimir Putin in 2018. Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images On Thursday, August 8, Russia’s state nuclear energy company, Rosatom, announced that two military personnel were killed in an explosion at a military testing site outside Severodvinsk, a city on the White Sea with restricted access for foreign visitors.
By Saturday, Rosatom correcting its casualty count, adding that five scientists “tragically died testing a new special product,” and confirming that radioactive materials were involved in the explosion. But the state’s vague confirmation — detailing the explosion of an “isotope power source for a liquid fueled rocket engine” — did more to fuel inquiry than quell speculation. U.S.
But the “doomsday weapon” would have to be mastered first: “Many outside arms experts have long regarded his effort as part fantasy, using a technology the United States tried and failed to make work in the 1950s and 1960s.” American intelligence is reportedly investigating whether the nuclear reactor was an accidental failure or intentional explosion.
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