Linguofreak
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I'm surprised nothing has shown up about this on OF yet:
https://arstechnica.com/information...ise-missile-blows-up-creating-mini-chernobyl/
The article is a bit sensationally titled, but the upshot is that the Russian government had prevously announced plans for a SLAM-style nuclear-scramjet cruise missile, and recently experienced an incident with an "isotopic power source for a liquid engine installation" on an offshore barge that was apparently being used as a test stand, with an accompanying spike of radiation levels observed in a nearby city.
The Russian government, naturally, hasn't plainly stated that this accident was related to their nuclear-scramjet program, but it's not at all hard to read between the lines.
https://arstechnica.com/information...ise-missile-blows-up-creating-mini-chernobyl/
The article is a bit sensationally titled, but the upshot is that the Russian government had prevously announced plans for a SLAM-style nuclear-scramjet cruise missile, and recently experienced an incident with an "isotopic power source for a liquid engine installation" on an offshore barge that was apparently being used as a test stand, with an accompanying spike of radiation levels observed in a nearby city.
The Russian government, naturally, hasn't plainly stated that this accident was related to their nuclear-scramjet program, but it's not at all hard to read between the lines.