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1 posted on 02/14/2012 10:36:53 AM PST by SmithL
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2 posted on 02/14/2012 10:39:15 AM PST by SmithL (If you reward certain behavior, don't be surprised when you see more of that behavior)
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They had a recent explosion near Moscow at a nuclear research facility. Here are some dashboard videos of the blast. Not something you expect to see on the morning commute. Also a video from a security camera with more detail on the explosion.

ЧП на электроподстанции на юге Петербурга
ЧП на электроподстанции на юге Петербурга

4 posted on 02/14/2012 10:43:14 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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Carrying live rounds in the tubes while in drydock?
6 posted on 02/14/2012 10:45:19 AM PST by Jonah Hex ("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
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The fire sounds like it was forward as the sonar dome was destroyed in the blaze. The fire took place on Dec. 29 at a dry dock in the village of Roslyakovo. Reportedly, wooden scaffolding around the K-84 "Yekaterinburg" caught fire and spread to hull insulation. I imagine that much burning rubber had to release some nasty fumes. The vessel had to be submerged to put out the fire. Nine people were injured.

Repairs to the sub are expected to cost in excess of 30 million dollars (over a billion rubles) and take at least a year. That is one heck of an oops.

Doesn't sound like the missiles, even if they were aboard, were in much danger so long as the crew kept their heads.
8 posted on 02/14/2012 10:52:31 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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Nuclear weapons cook off? Doesn’t seem very likely.


9 posted on 02/14/2012 10:59:47 AM PST by Psycho_Bunny (Now I know how the average lefty would feel if Fred Phelps were elected President.)
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I sent this article to my nuclear sub authority and got this answer;

Interesting - no American subs go into dry dock with nuclear devices onboard - Maybe they were short on funds - it's very expensive.
The big question still remains - why the BIG hole in the side of the ship?

17 posted on 02/14/2012 7:35:50 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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