Sensors that might have shed light on a mysterious nuclear accident stopped sending data in the days afterward. Technical problems were blamed. Then an official said Russia did not have to share data.
Tag: Nuclear Tests
In Russia, After the Radiation Came the Rumors
Coping with an unseen risk, residents of a city near a nuclear accident turned to one another for advice. The government has mostly remained silent.
U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That Killed 7 Russians
Intelligence officials suspect that the explosion involved a prototype of a nuclear-propelled cruise missile that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has boasted can reach any corner of the earth.
Russia Confirms Radioactive Materials Were Involved in Deadly Blast
As signs of a secretive cleanup effort emerged, an official statement hinted at an accident involving a new nuclear engine for missiles.
North Korea Fires More Ballistic Missiles Ahead of U.S.-South Korea Military Drill
The launch, its fourth test in 13 days, came days before the United States and South Korea are scheduled to hold a joint military exercise, which the North considers a rehearsal for invasion.
North Korea Launches More Missiles, U.S. Says, Amid Stalled Diplomacy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a conference in Bangkok that American negotiators were ready to meet with North Korean counterparts.
North Korea Tested New Ballistic Missile, South Says, Flouting U.N. Ban
The two projectiles North Korea launched off its east coast on Thursday were a new type of ballistic missile, South Korea says.
North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Missiles, South Korea Says
North Korea fired the missiles off its east coast on Thursday amid stalled efforts to resume talks on ending the country’s nuclear weapons program.
Kim Jong-un Inspects New Submarine That Could Increase Range of Missiles
North Korea’s leader made the visit to a naval shipyard amid rising concern in the region at the country’s submarine-launched missile capabilities.
North Korea Hints at More Nuclear Tests Unless U.S. Ends Troop Drills With South
Pyongyang said that troop exercises planned for next month could scuttle efforts to reopen talks and might prompt it to resume nuclear and missile tests.