Spiral light over Oslo, Norway - Mystery SOLVED!
Despite my early suspicions - this crazy spiral light in Norway is not a Photoshop/After Effects treat. (I mean, sure there's video. But Current's Mike Horn also uploaded video to the Internet of Star Wars imperial troops in San Francisco.)
Was it aliens? Crazy Northern lights? A "weather balloon"? Apparently it was a failed Russian missile test.
I'm sure Norwegians are thrilled that the Russian military is treating them to a free fireworks show in the sky using ICBMs launched from submarines. It's bad publicity for the Russian military, who is battling the degradation of their military technology in the post-Soviet era. This is reportedly the 8th failure of this type of missile in 12 total tests. But for a country determined to still flex itself militarily, fixing these problems will have to be a priority.
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Was it aliens? Crazy Northern lights? A "weather balloon"? Apparently it was a failed Russian missile test.
Russia's defense ministry said a Bulava missile was launched Wednesday by a nuclear submarine submerged in the White Sea and its third stage suffered an unspecified failure.
Photographs and amateur video footage of the bluish-white in the Norwegian skies have been circulating on the Internet since Wednesday. The ministry did not confirm that these lights were the result of the failed launch but military analysts said the lights were clearly a result from explosion of the Bulava.
This kind of light show comes from a failed missile launch," said Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent military analyst. "Russia has run free fireworks for the Norwegians."
I'm sure Norwegians are thrilled that the Russian military is treating them to a free fireworks show in the sky using ICBMs launched from submarines. It's bad publicity for the Russian military, who is battling the degradation of their military technology in the post-Soviet era. This is reportedly the 8th failure of this type of missile in 12 total tests. But for a country determined to still flex itself militarily, fixing these problems will have to be a priority.
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- Climategate: Gates that are not gates (a new series)
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