Talk:Raduga (nuclear test)

The text of this article reads in English as a bad translation from the original (possibly Russian). It appears certain to be a cut and paste job from a Soviet-era PR release. George.Hutchinson (talk) 12:04, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

The test was realized by the Northern Fleet. A R-13 rocket with a thermonuclear warhead was fired from a submarine K-102. When the submarine reached the specified point in the Barents Sea, she could not clarify her position due to cloudiness and snowfall. A R-13 rocket without nuclear warheads was fired first, which fell with a strong deviation from the testing ground. However, it was decided to continue the experiment in spite of bad weather. The next rocket reached the target point with a deviation less than the previous one, exploded at a 1000 m height and released an energy of 1450 kilotons.

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The test was conducted by the Northern Fleet. A R-13 missile with a thermonuclear warhead was fired from submarine K-102. When the submarine reached the specified point in the Barents Sea, she could not establish her position due to cloudiness and snowfall. A R-13 missile without a nuclear warhead was fired first, which missed the aiming point by a wide margin. However, it was decided to continue the test in spite of bad weather. The second missile performed better and it's miss distance was less than the previous one, and detonated at 1000 meters height, yielding 1.45 megatons. George.Hutchinson (talk) 12:24, 10 May 2016 (UTC)