Russian Munitions Plant Explosion

[Asturias56]

Possible H 'n H , possible - after all we've seen what happened at Seattle when the top brass pushed hard for a new and improved product.............

[Misformonkey]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Possible H 'n H , possible - after all we've seen what happened at Seattle when the top brass pushed hard for a new and improved product.............

Pardon my ignorance but what is H 'n H ?

[superplum]

Originally Posted by Misformonkey

Pardon my ignorance but what is H 'n H ?

See post no 59

[Less Hair]

So which posts and by whom on here were denying things ?

Check post number #31 for starters.

[Misformonkey]

Originally Posted by superplum

See post no 59

Thanks Superplum.

[racedo]

Originally Posted by Less Hair

Check post number #31 for starters.

Is that IT ? Seriously !!!!!!

His statetment on radiation is fact as aside from an intial spike it went nowhere, something in the months since has been proven to be correct.

So you use one statement of fact as supposedly denying things.

People wearing Bio gear is normal where there is a belief of a potential unknown threat.

[Hot 'n' High]

Originally Posted by Misformonkey

Pardon my ignorance but what is H 'n H ?

Trust me, Misformonkey, many, many people have asked that question - oft asked by those I have worked for over the years......

Sadly, most opinions rendered would not be permissible under PPRuNe rules regarding the sub-sections on the use of "offensive language" and maintaining "general decorum" .... even on Jet Blast .... and most, I have had to agree, are quite accurate....! What it is to be soooooo misunderstood!

Never mind! "Tally Ho", "onwards and upwards" etc ... as they say! But a good question all the same Misformonkey! Toodle-pip! H 'n' H

[ORAC]

H I Sutton - Covert Shores

SKYFALL Imminent: Signs Of Russia's Next Nuclear-Powered Missile Test

There are clear indications that Russia is preparing to test the nuclear-powered Burevestnik (NATO: SKYFALL) missile. The test site at Pankovo on Novaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic is extremely remote. Increased activity at the site has been monitored by defense analysts for some time.

Now independent defense analyst Tony Roper (Twitter) has shared analysis of commercial satellite imagery. The Airbus imagery confirms what we have been thinking.

A Burevestnik missile container has been observed in front of the launch rail. The missile is slant-launched, with the container only being used for transport. An environmental shelter covers where the missile's launch boosters and control surfaces will be attached.

Burevestnik is nuclear-powered, meaning that it has effectively unlimited range. This does however mean that it will leave a trail of radioactive pollution every time it is tested…..

The tests are being supported by three cargo ships and various smaller craft. The cargo ships themselves are interesting. The largest has been identified as the Sevmorput. This is itself extremely unusual, being nuclear-powered. Sevmorput left Murmansk on September 10 and sailed to Pankovo.

Another of the merchant ships appears to be a general cargo ship around 137 meters long. The imagery matches 3 Dutch-built vessels operated by the Arctic shipping company (ASCO) which are currently at sea. These are the Teriberka, Tibola, and Turukhan. Indications are that it is Teriberka.

The last vessel is smaller, around 85 meters in length. This may be a general supply ship. A ship matching this size and colours, the reefer Geolog Pechkurov, was trailing Teriberka when visible on terrestrial AIS in the White Sea on September 11-12. It may be her.

[ORAC]

Yet another test seems to be in the cards…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/v...r-missile.html

Russia May Be Planning to Test a Nuclear-Powered Missile

Visual evidence from a remote base in the Arctic shows launch preparations mirroring those that preceded earlier tests.

[ORAC]

Reference above text - Putin claiming it was successful, but he would.

Awaiting leaked intelligence reports….

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67021695

Putin makes nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile test claim

Russia has held a "final successful test" of a nuclear-powered cruise missile, Vladimir Putin has claimed.…..

The experimental weapon, first announced in 2018, has been hailed as having a potentially unlimited range. It is said to be powered by a nuclear reactor and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. But little is officially known of its capabilities and there are reports that previous tests have failed.

President Putin's account has not been independently confirmed and there has been no word so far from the Russian defence ministry…..

"We have now virtually finished work on modern types of strategic weaponry about which I have spoken and which I announced a few years ago," Mr Putin told a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Thursday which was broadcast live on state television.

He added: "A final successful test has been held of Burevestnik - a global-range nuclear-powered cruise missile."

The missile, code-named Skyfall by Nato, is said to be powered by a nuclear reactor, which is supposed to activate after solid fuel rocket boosters have launched it into the air.

But the New York Times quoted an arms control campaign group, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, as saying that the previous known 13 tests of the system between 2017 and 2019 were all unsuccessful.…

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ted-putin-says

Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Successfully Tested, Putin Says

[mmitch]

I noted a RC135U made the long trip up to the North Finland coast this week on FR24 as well as one orbiting Kalingrad. Leak detecting?
mmitch.