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The Nedelin disaster, the Soviet launch pad explosion in 1960 that killed dozens and was hidden for decades
On October 24, 1960, a rushed R-16 missile test at Baikonur erupted into an inferno that killed scores of engineers and officers, then vanished behind a decades long Soviet cover story. As the truth ...
The blast consumed everyone near the bow. No witnesses survived to explain what triggered the detonation. A fireball erupted ...
Senior journalist Malcolm Balen examined hundreds of hours of BBC broadcast material, TV and radio, analyzing the content in minute detail. His 20,000-word report was later classified as top secret.
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