Thread by @PaulaChertok

Why this story isn't getting more press coverage is baffling: #Russia just buried 5 nuclear scientists killed in a nuclear blast in the Arctic. There is of course a radiation cloud. - BBC News bbc.com/news/world-eur…

#Russia explosion: Village on-again off-again evacuation cancelled after suspected nuclear missile accident in the Arctic - CNN cnn.com/2019/08/13/eur…

#Russia's got a pretty astounding record of irresponsible dishonesty when it comes to catastrophic events that impact people lives. Everyone's heard of #Chernobyl. Few know about #Chelyabinsk—the most polluted place on the planet. I wrote about it in 2016. eastwestblog.net/2016/04/26/ukr…

Rachel @Maddow covering #Russia's mysterious nuclear blast now, asks: What if anything can we trust the govt to tell us if a nuclear reactor has been spilled into the sea?"

As I write above, Russia's history on disasters is pretty disastrous. I know first hand.
#Maddow

https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1161445499964198914

@maddow 😧>> Russian Doctors Say They Weren’t Warned Patients Were Radioactive Nuclear Blast Victims. FSB agents arrived at Arkhangelsk hospital & made staff sign non-disclosure agreements. via @MoscowTimes themoscowtimes.com/2019/08/16/exc… #Russia #RussianExplosion #Maddow