Russia has released new data that appears to show a nuclear reactor was involved in a mysterious explosion when a weapons test went wrong on Aug. 8. The announcement narrows down the list of weapons that could have been undergoing testing – and, once again, poses the question of why Russia is giving out information piecemeal if the truth is going to come out anyway
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Smoke rises from a dock where the Orel nuclear submarine, a cruise missile type sub with two reactors that is classified as Oscar-II by NATO, is for repairs at the Zvyozdochka shipyard in the northern city of Severodvinsk on April 7, 2015.
