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Russia Urges Villagers to Leave Radioactive Blast Site
WSJ ^ | 13 Aug 2019 | Thomas Grove

Posted on 08/13/2019 7:44:24 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Planned evacuation follows contradictory statements by Russian authorities that have sparked more questions than answers over the deadly accident

Russia’s atomic energy monopoly, and of the Defense Ministry, have raised suspicions over the severity of the accident and whether officials are covering up details.

...spokeswoman said the evacuation was due to an unspecified “event”

The missile has been tested without its atomic components successfully, said a person close to the Defense Ministry. But the results of testing with the radio-isotope generator have been mixed, the person said.

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To: Songcraft

Hell no
We don’t glow!

Nuke them until they glow!
Then shoot them in the dark!


21 posted on 08/14/2019 6:35:07 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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