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INTRO: History’s most twisted round of “which of these things do not belong” is playing out on the floor of the Black Sea this week because Russia may have lost nuclear weapons when its warship sank there.
Earlier this week reports that a Russian ship had been destroyed circulated in media outlets, followed by President Vladimir Putin’s laughable attempt to cover it up. It seems most people in the US saw through officials’ statement about the ship catching fire and sinking while being towed to port.
Yesterday the Washington Post reported the Moskva, a guided missile cruiser, was destroyed by Ukrainian missiles.
Speculation about the ship’s cargo has taken Twitter by storm, and experts in law and policymaking say they’re worried there could’ve been nuclear weapons on board the Moskva when it went down.
“Russian warship Moskva may have been carrying two nuclear warheads when it was sunk by a Ukrainian missile strike yesterday. Intel and news reports conflicting,” lawyer Tristan Snell said on Twitter yesterday. “This is a huge story to watch.” (MORE - missing details)
INTRO: History’s most twisted round of “which of these things do not belong” is playing out on the floor of the Black Sea this week because Russia may have lost nuclear weapons when its warship sank there.
Earlier this week reports that a Russian ship had been destroyed circulated in media outlets, followed by President Vladimir Putin’s laughable attempt to cover it up. It seems most people in the US saw through officials’ statement about the ship catching fire and sinking while being towed to port.
Yesterday the Washington Post reported the Moskva, a guided missile cruiser, was destroyed by Ukrainian missiles.
Speculation about the ship’s cargo has taken Twitter by storm, and experts in law and policymaking say they’re worried there could’ve been nuclear weapons on board the Moskva when it went down.
“Russian warship Moskva may have been carrying two nuclear warheads when it was sunk by a Ukrainian missile strike yesterday. Intel and news reports conflicting,” lawyer Tristan Snell said on Twitter yesterday. “This is a huge story to watch.” (MORE - missing details)