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Kremlin says it is winning arms race against U.S. despite rocket accident

2019-08-14 08:48:51       source:REUTERS

August 13, 2019


MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin boasted on Tuesday it was winning the race to develop new cutting edge nuclear weapons despite a mysterious rocket accident last week in northern Russia that caused a temporary spike in radiation levels.


Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear agency, has said that the Aug. 8 accident occurred during a rocket test on a sea platform in the White Sea, killing at least five and injuring three more.


It has pledged to keep developing new weapons regardless, portraying the men who died in the test as heroes.


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