Questions are mounting over last Thursday’s explosion in the White Sea off the northern coast of Russia, which killed at least seven people, mostly nuclear scientists. The blast caused a radiation spike in the surrounding area, and U.S. experts suspect it was caused during a test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. This comes as concerns are growing over a renewed nuclear arms race between U.S. and Russia following Trump’s withdrawal from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Earlier this month, Russia’s Foreign Ministry called the INF Treaty “formally dead.”
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