Canorth Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Seven are dead in Russia after an explosion at a missile site in the Russian Arctic last Thursday that officials say involved a nuclear reactor. The explosion happened offshore of the Nenoksa Missile Test Site, which sits on the White Sea, and local officials reported a spike in radiation after the event. Late Sunday night, Russian officials confirmed that the explosion involved a small nuclear reactor. On Monday, the New York Times reported that United States intelligence officialssuspect that the explosion was the result of a failed test of Russia’s SSC-X-9 Skyfall, a nuclear-powered cruise missile still in development. The Kremlin told state media at the time of the incident that the explosion was the result of a failed liquid propulsion engine test, and emphasized that radiation levels were normal. Rosatom—a state-owned nuclear energy company which lost five scientists in the blast—published a statement days later sayingthe explosion “took place during tests on a liquid propulsion system involving isotopes at a military facility in the Arkhangelsk region.” The only Russian weapon currently in testing that uses a liquid propulsion system involving nuclear power would be the 9M730 Burevestnik, also known as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall. Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed this weapon to the world in a notorious March 2018 presentation that showed a computer visualization of nukes hitting Florida near the Mar-a-Lago. Skyfall has been billed as a nuclear-powered cruise missile that, according to Putin, flies with “unlimited range and unpredictable trajectory.” Skyfall is designed to circumvent Western defense systems, which can intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) before they hit their targets by calculating their trajectories. It's possible that another weapon or test caused the explosion, though Skyfall is currently suspected as a likely culprit. ----------------------------- More here Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 It was the Clintons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: It was the Clintons! Skyfall? It was James Bond. Some head physicist there probably went mad with power and was planning on nuking Fort Knox or something. Edited August 13, 2019 by HerrDrFunk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 40 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: It was the Clintons! Expect another distraction soon. They are trying to cover this up. This is no 'nuclear accident' As soon as Uranium One hit the headlines, I knew that Killary was going to order an explosion somewhere in the Russian Arctic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lancaster Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: Skyfall? It was James Bond. Some head physicist there probably went mad with power and was planning on nuking Fort Knox or something. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Russians have most awesome bigly weapons ever known to man. The only problem is that they work so much better in computer simulations vs. real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post luckylager Posted August 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2019 Somebody's gotta go all hippy on this crap - and it's me. WHY THE &^@#? Why are we (humans) investing resources and brain power into $&!#ty things like &^@#ing nuclear powered intercontinental ballistic missiles? Why do we gotta be such dicks to each other? When I was about 21 I realized life is so much easier and enjoyable if you follow the golden rule - don't be a dick. See, this is why I stopped going into "off topic". Harshing my mellow 3 1 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 No wonder the other kids in the galaxy neighbourhood won’t ever come over. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post luckylager Posted August 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: No wonder the other kids in the galaxy neighbourhood won’t ever come over. No $&!# eh. "Yeah, let's not give these assholes the keys to the Universe and all the power in it" We're obviously not ready. Bunch of egotistical childish twats sitting at the head if the mist important tables. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 great, Putin names a missile after a Bond movie. What could go wrong? "nuclear powered cruise missile", oh goodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 RIP to the scientists who died for science, but this is what this story reminded me of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whaleroad Train Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 A small nuclear reactor explosion? Just in time so they can start planning a sequel to Chernobyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 About the only contribution the Russians have made since communism are things that go bang. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I posted about this in the World Events thread. It looks as though the Russians originally tried to cover this up (or at least downplay it) Quote However, local authorities in Severodvinsk released a statement Thursday that said there was a radiation spike following the blast. That statement has since been deleted from the official website. A spokesperson for the Severodvinsk administration told RBC, a Russian daily business newspaper, that the statement had been removed from the website "as the situation is being handled by the Ministry of Defense." The local authorities said sensors in Severodvinsk "recorded a short-term increase in the radiation background" at 11:50 a.m. local time (4:50 a.m. ET) on Thursday. The statement went on to say the radiation level decreased between 11:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. local time. It added that by 2 p.m. the radiation levels in Severodvinsk had returned to normal. A number of pharmacies in the region, including chains Apteka29 and VITA, said they've experienced shortages of iodine tablets after local residents rushed to buy them following the blast. There's definitely more information in @Canorth's link, so their efforts were unsuccessful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RUPERTKBD Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I know what you mean. It seems like World leaders always have issues with pronunciation..... .....I wonder what the oranges of this problem is.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarM Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 10 hours ago, luckylager said: Somebody's gotta go all hippy on this crap - and it's me. WHY THE &^@#? Why are we (humans) investing resources and brain power into $&!#ty things like &^@#ing nuclear powered intercontinental ballistic missiles? Why do we gotta be such dicks to each other? When I was about 21 I realized life is so much easier and enjoyable if you follow the golden rule - don't be a dick. See, this is why I stopped going into "off topic". Harshing my mellow This is the problem in the world we live in today, these "kids" never "grew up" and the same rules that applied in the "school yard" is what they live by today. "You are different because your hair is red so I don't like you". "My squirt gun is bigger then yours". etc.etc.etc. Such simpletons. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Whaleroad Train said: A small nuclear reactor explosion? Just in time so they can start planning a sequel to Chernobyl. The HBO show was so good they wanted a second season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Aladeen said: The HBO show was so good they wanted a second season. Yep. Instead of Kiev being in trouble, this time it's St Petersburg and the countries on the Baltic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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