Kremlin admits nuclear missile exploded during test, killing 5

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A U.S. intelligence assessment found that the mysterious explosion off of Russia’s northern coast occurred during a recovery mission to salvage a nuclear-powered missile from the ocean floor, according to people with direct knowledge of the report.

The sea, enemy of dictators everywhere.
 
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How long did it take for the facts of tschernobyl to come out in the west?

Think this time it will be quicker or slower?

The event itself was disclosed pretty quickly after a nuclear power plant in Sweden picked up the radiation drifting over from the Ukraine, but the details took years to surface. I suspect it will be the same again.
 
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Three American diplomats were briefly detained in Russia near the military test site where a mysterious explosion released radiation in August, several Russia state news agencies have reported.

The US embassy has confirmed the incident, the Interfax news service reported, but said the three diplomats had filed the proper paperwork to travel in the area.

“Only, they said their intention was to visit Arkhangelsk and they ended up en route to Severodvinsk,” the [Russian foreign] ministry said.

“They obviously got lost. We are ready to give the US embassy a map of Russia,” the ministry added.
 
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