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Russia’s nuclear agency says an explosion at an Arctic missile testing site killed five of its staff after the military had put the toll at two
2019-08-11
[TWITTER]
Russia says rocket test on sea platform caused fatal accident - reports

[Jpost] Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom said on Saturday a fatal accident at a military site in northern Russia earlier this week took place during a rocket test on a sea platform, Russian news agencies reported.

The rocket's fuel caught fire after the test causing it to detonate and the earth-shattering kaboom threw several people into the sea, TASS news agency cited Rosatom as saying.
Posted by:Fred

#2  I think u may have nailed it Dale.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-08-11 18:31  

#1  Himmmm. Could that be why VP Pence was recalled to Washington and several world leaders met suddenly.
Posted by: Dale   2019-08-11 18:01  

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