Fears Russia’s secret 6,000mph ballistic missile may be behind huge radiation leak detected at Chernobyl-like facility
FIVE staff at a weapons plant in north east Russia have been killed and three have suffered serious burns after what is suspected to have been a test of a new hyper-sonic cruise missile.
The backs of the vehicles appeared to be wrapped in a protective film amid concern over radiation seeping out from the vehicles. "Everyone has been calling asking about iodine all day," one pharmacy was quoted as saying by 29.Ru, a media outlet that covers the Arkhangelsk area. Claims that a mishap in the development of the Zircon hypersonic weapon was to blame surfaced from two sources, reportedThe accident was believed to have been caused by the explosion of a liquid-propellant rocket engine and subsequent fire believed to have been on a vessel, possibly a barge.
Ekho Severa radio accused the Russian Emergencies Ministry of failing to give clear information on the incident to the media. One local named Sergey Dolgushin from Severodvinsk said: “Uusually if the authorities say that everything is okay it means the exact opposite.Deep secrecy has surrounded tests and designs of the Zircon, which Putin claims is unmatched by any Western missile.
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