American Military News by Ryan Morgan November 22, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told the families of scientists killed in an August nuclear explosion that they were working to develop an advanced weapon when the accident occurred.
Putin sought to pay tribute to the families of at least five people killed on Aug. 8 at the Noyonoksa test facility in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia. According to Newsweek, Putin said the scientists were working on “the most advanced and unparalleled technical ideas†to build a weapon that would guarantee Russian sovereignty for decades to follow.
When the explosion occurred, the nearby city of Severodvinsk reported radiation levels had risen to 16 times their average. Monitoring stations reportedly stopped transmitting data and medical staff treating injured workers said they were not warned about the potential radiation risks.
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