Whether nuclear weapons were stored in the balakley. Version from Info-Max. Exclusive: nuclear explosion in Ukraine

March 27, 2017

During the explosions of military depots in the Ukrainian city of Balakleya, at least one nuclear weapon was detonated.

Here's a little story behind the scenes.

[Editor's note: there is always a desire among visionary bloggers to find something dramatic, albeit fictional, in the media to inspire conspiracy theorists. We, as a non-profit news organization, would also like to entertain the public in this way, but we try to refrain from such gestures as best we can. So when the opportunity arose to speculate with everyone about the nuclear explosion in the Ukrainian city of Balakleya, we took a pause, keeping silent about what we observed in Ukraine - at least until Jeff Smith, our expert on nuclear weapons, met with others nuclear physicists and did not share his findings with us.

When reading this material, keep in mind that this is not just a theory, but a hypothesis based on professional experience in nuclear physics and expert research in the field of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, in particular research on Ukraine, Russia and the Iranian nuclear issue.

We contend that Soviet-made nuclear weapons somehow ended up in Ukraine, and due to the period of storage, some of the charges became unstable. Our experience suggests that this is quite possible and according to our involved experts, at least one of the devices in storage has become critical.

Our knowledge of the topic is based on access to the databases of such serious organizations as the CIA and the IAEA, access at the highest levels of secrecy. This knowledge allows us to affirm everything said above and below.

Below are two examples of pieces of an SS-21 rocket found in Balakliya, in the area of ​​debris.

Back in January, Gordon and Jeff commented on the sudden dismissal of Tom Countryman from the US State Department.

In our opinion, the reason for this was the concealment by Countryman of the fact of Ukraine's illegal possession of tactical nuclear weapons. We believe that Russia knew about this and attacked the warhead storage facility at the first opportunity - the new US president gave Putin the green light for this.

This story also has a preamble. In particular, some experts, as well as many conspiracy theorists, argue that almost immediately after September 11, Iran secretly went to Ukraine and acquired several nuclear weapons as a “temporary insurance”, since the United States could strike at any moment, and its own nuclear program Iran was to give results only after years.

According to reports, Iran tried to destroy the American aircraft carrier group moving towards it, using a Soviet thermonuclear charge with a capacity of 550 kilotons. Several years ago, we were provided with evidence of this episode, in particular evidence of the sale and transfer of a nuclear device to Iran. According to our data, Iran has possessed nuclear weapons since at least 2007.

Although, again, we do not exclude that the documents provided to us are not a high-quality fake. An even older episode of the Bush/Blair dossier sex scandal that resulted in the attack on Saddam and the assassination of Dr. John Kelly, who claimed that Iraq bought three South African nuclear bombs that disappeared from the British military base in Oman, should also be remembered. in 1990.

If you do not know this story, then google - you can find a lot there. If you don't find anything, we will raise this story and retell it again.

In the area of ​​​​the city of Balakliya, where the largest ammunition depot in Ukraine is on fire and explodes, the radiation background has increased significantly. This, in particular, is reported by the portals "Tsargrad" and "Russian Spring" - referring to the data published by local residents in social networks.

"According to local media, the allowable norms have already been exceeded many times over. Posts on social networks testify to the mood among the local population. Many residents are looking for a way to leave the city or offer to take fellow travelers with them. According to representatives of the Luhansk Republic, the Ukrainian military could set fire to the warehouses themselves, to hide the shortage," the journalists write. TV company "Tsargrad".

"According to local residents, as a result of a fire at the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the region, the radiation background has increased several times," confirms "Channel Five".

“Very bad news. It is reported that in the Balakleya area, where the arsenal is burning down, units of the RCBZ troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being deployed,” military experts write.

“None of us has a dosimeter, somehow no one thought about it. But many, very many say that the background is increased. People try to leave Balakliya as soon as possible: it’s better not to risk it. Especially here, in the Kharkov region during the Soviet era , there was already an atomic explosion: then in 1972, gas, burning like hell, they unsuccessfully tried to extinguish it with a nuclear detonation," Pravda said. Ru resident of Balakleya Sergey V.

“There was a photograph in VKontakte with a dosimeter, where the background is three times too high, against the backdrop of the city and smoke from explosions, it is unlikely that this is a photoshop. We won’t take risks, we’re going,” he added another resident who wished to remain anonymous.

“There are no nuclear weapons in Balakliya, of course, as well as in the whole of Ukraine. Therefore, rumors about a secret warehouse of nuclear weapons, even at a tactical level, are nonsense. But there are shells with depleted uranium cores. And in the case of explosions like there now , this depleted uranium can "contaminate" the earth, air and increase the background, "said ex-officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who reasonably asked not to reveal his name.

“Of course, the background cannot increase tenfold, but it’s quite a couple. But this is not dangerous after they find radioactive areas and carry out degassing,” he concluded.

In addition, according to the official website of the city of Balakliya, "there are several facilities in the region that create radiation risks."

For example, in the region there is KHDMSK, where sources of ionizing radiation from Kharkiv, Sumy and Poltava regions, KIPT are stored.

“In addition, the objects of radiation hazard include the Institute of Metrology, the Institute of Medical Radiology named after S. P. Grigoriev of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Kharkov Regional Clinical Cancer Center,” they write on the Balakleya website.

Marginal websites from time to time disseminate information that Ukraine secretly owns nuclear weapons. This time, the network spread information that on the territory of Ukraine The Internet publication Veterans Today (VT) wrote about this. Later, the Russian translation of this news spread in the Russian segment of the blogosphere, including on such Russian sites as INFO-MAKS.

Veterans Today, where the article was first published, bills itself as "an independent online magazine on national security, geopolitical stability, and domestic politics." In fact, the site functions as a blog, where anyone can write an article, the site administration at the same time may disagree with this point of view. The site's home page states that most of the correspondents are "military veterans or military journalists."

Material published on behalf of Jan Greenhal. The author calls himself "a researcher of military history, an expert in the study of state terrorism and the role of special services in the manipulation of the population" and so on.

This time, Ian Greenhalgh in his article "EXCLUSIVE: Nuclear Explosion in Ukraine" tells that at least one nuclear charge was detonated during the explosions of a military warehouse in Balakliya. The article is full of conspiracy theories, half-truths and outright manipulation.

The author begins the article by saying that "this is a little story that has been in the shadows." He also states that since they are a non-profit news organization, they do not have the goal of vilifying anyone or entertaining the public. At the same time, the author emphasizes that everything written is just “a hypothesis based on professional experience in nuclear physics and expert research in the field of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.” In addition, he hints that he allegedly has access to classified information: "knowledge of the topic is based on access to the databases of such serious organizations as the CIA and the IAEA, access at the highest levels of secrecy."

Several versions of a nuclear explosion during a fire at a warehouse in Balakliya are put forward in the article.

The first is that “nuclear weapons of Soviet production have become unstable due to the shelf life,” which is why “storage has become critical.”

The second - "a nuclear warhead was thrown out during the explosion of other ammunition" - which explains the "non-classical detonation".

One of the videos cited by the author really shows a powerful explosion during a fire at an ammunition depot, which even before was compared by marginal media in terms of power with a nuclear one. This video is currently unavailable because the YouTube channel it was posted on has been deleted.

The fact that this explosion does not have visible signs of a nuclear one, the "expert" explains by the fact that it was a "non-classical nuclear detonation."

This photo is actually a screenshot of a video that was taken back in 2013. Then in June there was a fire at the training ground of the village of Nagorny (Samara region, Russia). But even this photo does not show a nuclear explosion.

Despite the inconsistency of all these "evidence", the author makes a sensational conclusion that Ukraine illegally possesses tactical nuclear missiles, and to confirm this version, he shows a photo of the military against the background of Tochka-U.

But even here the author manipulates the facts. Firstly, Ukraine has never hidden the presence of the Tochka-U tactical missile system (or SS-21 according to NATO codification) in service - it can be seen during military parades in Kyiv. Secondly, the Tochka tactical missile system of the divisional level has warheads, which can be both in special (nuclear and chemical) and in conventional equipment. That is, it can be used with different types of warheads, not necessarily with nuclear ones. Therefore, the photo with which he illustrates his “sensations” is not at all proof that Ukraine is using nuclear missiles.

Recall that in 1994 Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum - an international treaty that secured the non-nuclear status of Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees.

It should be noted that this author regularly publishes anti-American or pro-Russian articles. The site itself has been repeatedly accused of spreading pro-Russian propaganda, conspiracy theories, and has also been accused of anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic views.

In the area of ​​​​the city of Balakliya, where the largest ammunition depot in Ukraine is on fire and explodes, the radiation background has increased significantly. This, in particular, is reported by the portals "Tsargrad" and "Russian Spring" - referring to the data published by local residents in social networks.

"According to local media, the allowable norms have already been exceeded many times over. Posts on social networks testify to the mood among the local population. Many residents are looking for a way to leave the city or offer to take fellow travelers with them. According to representatives of the Luhansk Republic, the Ukrainian military could set fire to the warehouses themselves, to hide the shortage," the journalists of the Tsargrad television company write.

"According to local residents, as a result of a fire at the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the region, the radiation background has increased several times," Channel Five confirms.

“Very bad news. It is reported that in the Balakleya area, where the arsenal is burning down, units of the RCBZ troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being deployed,” military experts write.

“None of us has a dosimeter, somehow no one thought about it. But many, very many say that the background is increased. People try to leave Balakliya as soon as possible: it’s better not to risk it. Especially here, in the Kharkov region during the Soviet era , there was already an atomic explosion: then in 1972, gas, burning like hell, they unsuccessfully tried to extinguish it with a nuclear detonation," Pravda said. Ru resident of Balakleya Sergey V.

“There was a photograph in VKontakte with a dosimeter, where the background is three times too high, against the backdrop of the city and smoke from explosions, it is unlikely that this is a photoshop. We won’t take risks, we’re going,” added another resident who wished to remain anonymous.

“There are no nuclear weapons in Balakliya, of course, as well as in the whole of Ukraine. Therefore, rumors about a secret warehouse of nuclear weapons, even at a tactical level, are nonsense. But there are shells with depleted uranium cores. And in the case of explosions like there now , this depleted uranium can "stain" the earth, the air and increase the background, "said the ex-officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who reasonably asked not to disclose his name.

“Of course, the background cannot increase tenfold, but it’s quite a couple. But this is not dangerous after they find radioactive areas and carry out degassing,” he concluded.

In addition, according to the official website of the city of Balakliya, "there are several facilities in the region that create radiation risks."

For example, in the region there is KHDMSK, where sources of ionizing radiation from Kharkiv, Sumy and Poltava regions, KIPT are stored.

“In addition, the objects of radiation hazard include the Institute of Metrology, the Institute of Medical Radiology named after S. P. Grigoriev of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Kharkov Regional Clinical Cancer Center,” they write on the Balakleya website.

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