RUSSIA
Russian nuclear agency admits role in rocket test explosion
By Mike Tyler
August 12, 2019 - Russian officials have released some information about a mysterious blast on a platform in the White Sea off northern Russia that caused a radiation spike in a nearby city and killed five nuclear scientists.
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U.S.-based nuclear experts said they suspected the explosion occurred during the testing of a 9M730 Burevestnik (SSC-X-9 Skyfall) nuclear-powered cruise missile revealed by President Vladimir Putin last year.