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(Accidental) Explosion at military base in North-West Russia (yes, a second one this week)
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There's also the case of the mysterious nuclear submarine in July where info was trickled out very slowly.
And just to understand how deadly the fire was, the Losharik has a crew of between 25 to 30 sailors. 14 dead are between half to two-thirds of the crew.
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Less ICBM and more nuclear powered cruise missile, even if the end effect is similar-ish.
I'd be more worried about the exhaust than the collateral damage, seeing as these would be carrying nuclear warheads if ever used anyway.
Not even close. The radiation levels at Chernobyl were 12,000 microsieverts this was .11 microsieverts. Also it was an ongoing problem for months. This was just a brief radiation pulse that lasted a few hours.
Not to sound like Dyatlov but...
If there was a major incident someone in Scandinavia would have detected the radiation by now like they did with Chernobyl.
Probably not this time around.
If there was a major incident someone in Scandinavia would have detected the radiation by now like they did with Chernobyl.
Rachel Maddow: Nuclear Expert lol.
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It causes thyrotoxicosis which is one of the more common things you can get from nuclear fallout (more specifically iodine-131 gets stored in the thyroid gland and fucks your shit up). Taking potassium iodide can stop this by preventing the buildup.
There's still plenty of other isotopes that you also don't want to breathe in that aren't so easy to avoid if you can't just leave the affected area. Basically you get radiated by things directly irradiating you, mostly with gamma rays or by a number of radioactive isotopes that get absorbed into the body and act as their non-radioactive cousins but also slowly radiate you from inside out.
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Nothing since last Thursday, but extra news keeps trickling out about that.
It's basically guaranteed to involve a weapon. The radiation spike coincided with an explosion at a military base and the Russians even admitted it involved a weapon. A nuclear propelled cruise missile is probably the cause.
Thats what im asking though. Is it two separate nuclear explosions or issues.
1 the powerplant of skyfall or whatever..
And 2.. There eas a nuclear plant at the base. That first explosion at the base looked like a nuclear blast.
The first explosion was an ammo explosion. There's only been one radiation related incident.
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There wasn't radiation involved in that, though, from what I understand. It was a fire on a nuclear submarine.
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As far as we know. At the funeral a high-ranking navy officer did proclaim that the crew "prevented a planetary catastrophe" so make of that what you will.
Their Nuclear Submarine/drone missles are alleged to be able to be deployed from new submarines. I mean... they were built to launch the Poseidon..
So if they had 4 on board..? That maybe coulda got ugly.
To be fair this "proclamation" could just be some passive propaganda as well.
Basically a subtle "we're at the ready to end the world at any moment" whether that was the case in this situation or not. Saying they stopped Armageddon is one way to save face as well.
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Yup, that's pretty crazy. In Chernobyl 31 people died of acute radiation sickness over 3 months.
And just to visualize the lethal amount, please refer to this handy XKCD chart:
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The visual of the fire fighter as he was dying in Chernobyl was horrifying. Honestly one of the most unsettling images I've seen in a long time.
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There was a guy who was kept alive (possibly against his will) for 83 days after the 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident in Japan.
After watching Chernobyl and reading up on what it does to the body - outside of being tortured to death I have a hard time thinking of a worse one. Maybe being eaten alive by a wild animal.
I remember seeing a photo of him while reading about the accident, it was horrible, he was literally melting, just a lump of red. I would not recommend looking for it, it was incredibly dire.
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Ok hopefully the last piece of news on this:
Russian doctor found with radioactive isotope in body after military test explosion, officials say
Russian doctor found with radioactive isotope in body after military test explosion, officials say
