Anne Pellegrino
(James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies)
24/06/2019, 16:00
Theme 2. Events and Nuclear Test Sites
Oral
In 1997, the United States accused Russia of conducting a secret nuclear test at its underground test site on Novaya Zemlya. Despite admitting later that the August 17, 1997, event was an earthquake in the Kara Sea, U.S. officials maintained that activity observed at the test site prior to the earthquake was similar to activity observed before previous nuclear tests. The activity the United...
