Russian Blast Points to Danger of New Nuclear Arms Race - CounterPunch.org

Russian Blast Points to Danger of New Nuclear Arms Race - CounterPunch.org: On Thursday August 8th, an explosion at the Nenoksa Missile test site in northern Russia during testing of a new type of nuclear propelled cruise missile resulted in the death of at least seven people, including scientists and was followed by a spike in radiation in the atmosphere. Analysts in Washington and Europe are of the belief that the explosion may offer a glimpse of technological weaknesses in Russia’s new arms program. More