MOSCOW, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Medics who treated victims of an accident during a rocket engine test that caused a spike in radiation last week have been sent to Moscow for medical examination, TASS news agency cited an unnamed medical source as saying on Tuesday. Russia’s state weather service said radiation levels spiked in the Russian city of Severodvinsk by up to 16 times last Thursday after what officials say was an explosion during a rocket engine test on a sea platform. No official explanation has been given for why the explosion caused a radiation spike. Russia’s state nuclear agency has said five of its workers were killed. The medics sent to Moscow have signed an agreement promising not to divulge information about the incident, TASS cited the source as saying. (Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Peter Graff) … [Read more...] about Medics who treated victims of accident sent to Moscow for…
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Funerals for 5 Russian nuclear engineers killed in explosion
In this grab taken from a footage provided by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM press service, people gather for the funerals of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by a rocket explosion in Sarov, the closed city, located 370 kilometers (230 miles) east of Moscow, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Thousands of people have attended the burial of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion during tests of a new rocket. The engineers, who died on Thursday, were laid to rest Monday in the city of Sarov that hosts Russia’s main nuclear weapons research center. (Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM via AP)In this grab taken from a footage provided by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM press service, a woman holds roses as she and other people gather for the funerals of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by a rocket explosion in Sarov, the closed city, located 370 kilometers (230 miles) east of Moscow, which has served as a base for … [Read more...] about Funerals for 5 Russian nuclear engineers killed in explosion
5 Russian nuclear engineers buried after rocket explosion
Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Updated 9:11 am CDT, Monday, August 12, 2019 MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russians attended the funerals Monday of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion as they tested a new rocket, a tragedy that fueled radiation fears and raised new questions about a secretive weapons program. The engineers, who died Thursday, were laid to rest Monday in Sarov, which hosts Russia's main nuclear weapons research center, where they worked. Flags flew at half-staff in the closed city, located 370 kilometers (230 miles) east of Moscow, which has served as a base for Russia's nuclear weapons program since the late 1940s. The coffins were displayed at Sarov's main square before being driven to a cemetery. The Defense Ministry initially said the explosion at the navy's testing range in Nyonoksa in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region killed two people and injured six others, but the state-controlled Rosatom nuclear concern acknowledged … [Read more...] about 5 Russian nuclear engineers buried after rocket explosion
Russian military says 2 dead, 4 injured by rocket explosion
Updated 3:01 pm CDT, Thursday, August 8, 2019 In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, a family watches explosions at a military ammunition depot near the city of Achinsk in eastern Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region, in Achinsk, Russia. Russian officials say powerful explosions at a military depot in Siberia left 12 people injured and one missing and forced over 16,500 people to leave their homes. less In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, a family watches explosions at a military ammunition depot near the city of Achinsk in eastern Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region, in Achinsk, Russia. Russian officials ... more Photo: Dmitry Dub, AP Photo: Dmitry Dub, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, a family watches explosions at a … [Read more...] about Russian military says 2 dead, 4 injured by rocket explosion
Russia’s Newest Yasen-Class Attack Submarines Are the Equal of America’s Subs
Foxtrot Alpha Tech and news from the world of modern defense. Russia has had a lot of wonder weapons in the news, from combat walkers to nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Many of these weapons verge on the ridiculous or are the product of propaganda, but some are legitimately concerning. One scenario that keeps Pentagon planners up at night: the threat of sea-launched cruise missiles, ferried halfway across the Atlantic by Russia’s new submarines, threading their way through American airspace to deliver their deadly nuclear warheads on unsuspecting targets. Welcome to the new Yasen-class submarines. At the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had the largest submarine force in the world. From the deep-diving titanium hulled submarine Komsomolets to the nuclear-armed leviathans of the Akula class class the Soviet submarine fleet was large and rapidly catching up to the U.S. submarine fleet. The collapse of the USSR meant the Russia that inherited the Soviet Navy suffered … [Read more...] about Russia’s Newest Yasen-Class Attack Submarines Are the Equal of America’s Subs