Posted on 08/09/2019 4:42:20 AM PDT by nuconvert
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry said a rocket engine exploded during a test Thursday, killing two people and injuring four others. Local officials reported a slight increase in radiation levels in a nearby city.
The ministry said the explosion occurred at a military shooting range in Nyonoksa in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region, causing a fire. It said six servicemen and civilian engineers were injured, and two of them later died of their injuries.
Some Russian news reports cited unidentified sources who said up to 15 people were injured.
Nyonoksa hosts a navy facility that serves as a base for testing intercontinental ballistic missiles intended for nuclear submarines.
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When I first heard about this, I thought it was just another report on the explosion Monday. It’s not.
So is it Nuke or Seminuke powered or is the Killer Payload Nuke ?
Ping
Local officials reported a slight increase in radiation levels in a nearby city.
One of these things is not like the other. A rocket engine blew up, then radiation levels increased. Must have been a nuclear rocket engine. /s
Not entirely impossible, is it?
Nope, just a whole lotta dumb.
In the past month, the Russians have had a nuclear submarine fire, a munitions depot explosion and this explosion. Bad month
Only a slight increase in radiation, comrade! Not to worry!
They’ve been carelessly rushing production of their new Atomik vodka.
Chernobyl vodka: First consumer product made in exclusion zone
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49251471
Not entirely impossible, is it?
Evidently, at a minimum, it's very difficult.
When is Ivan going to learn not to cut the Blue Wire?
“A rocket engine explosion”
Vodka is an unstable element.
No, vodka causes other things to become unstable.
Thanx. That was the explosion 3 days before this one.
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