5 Unsettling Nuclear Test Accidents that Haven't Been Explained

A suspicious blast at a Russian naval base on August 8, 2019, sparked incessant rumors all over the world.

The explosion, which resulted in the loss of five scientists, occurred at a military site in the Arkhangelsk northwestern region near Nyonoksa. It is home to the Russian Navy's top research and development facility.

One day after the tragic incident, Rosatom, the state corporation specializing in nuclear energy, revealed that the explosion had taken place during a series of tests on a liquid propulsion system involving the use of radioactive isotopes.

The secrecy surrounding the explosion and the sudden spike in radiation by 16 times over the average in the surrounding area of Nyonoksa, immediately alarmed the international scientific community.

In an interview with Reuters, U.S-based nuclear researchers Jeffrey Lewis and Ankit Panda said they didn't believe the accident was related to liquid fuel missile engines, as they do not give off radiation.

Scientists believe the accident stemmed from a failed test of a missile that Russia calls the 9M730 Burevestnik. NATO codenamed it the SSC-X-9 Skyfall.

President Vladimir Putin had boasted about the missile prototype in a state-of-the-union speech earlier that year. He claimed that the device could reach any corner of the world in seconds because its nucleus is partially powered by a nuclear reactor instead of standard fuel.

Putin also said that this one-of-a-kind device was part of a new generation of weapons assembled to evade American missile defenses.

According to several Pentagon reports, the Skyfall rocket’s nuclear component would make it unstoppable against America's existing anti-missile systems in Alaska and California.

If built, Skyfall would be considered a potential threat to the US.

On November 21, 2018, Putin attended a ceremony to present the late scientists with a posthumous award. The President assured the audience that they had not been lost in vain, as the project they were working on would [QUOTE]: "Ensure Russia's sovereignty and security for decades to come."

The exact nature of the event has yet to be officially disclosed.

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