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Putin's Skyfall missile failed a test and exploded in a deadly nuclear accident, the US saysEllen IoanesOct 11, 2019A family watching explosions at a military ammunition depot near Achinsk, Russia, on August 5. Russian officials said powerful explosions at the depot left 12 people injured and one missing and forced more than 16,500 people to leave their homes. Dmitry Dub/Associated Press A report from a US State Department official on Thursday provides a clearer picture as to how the August 8 Skyfall accident occurred at a secret Russian military testing range. "The United States has determined that the explosion near Nyonoksa, Russia, was the result of a nuclear reaction that occurred during the recovery of a Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile," the official wrote. "The missile remained on the bed of the White Sea since its failed test early last year, in close proximity to a major population center." Amid confusion and obfuscation from Russia and speculation from analyst, the report gives a clearer picture of how the accident, which killed seven Russians, occurred.Read more at: https://www.businessinsider.com/us-putins-skyfall-missile-failed-test-and-exploded-during-recovery-2019-10
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