Why Russia Can't Hide Nuclear Accidents Like It Used To

The academic experts who dissected the White Sea accident are part of a remarkable new movement that has yet to receive its due.

Some refer to it as “open-source intelligence” or “public intelligence.” Its practitioners include groups like Bellingcat, which has used geolocation and other open-source information to uncover possible Syrian war crimes and the identities of Russian intelligence operatives, and Datayo, which aims to track and analyze nuclear weapons data.

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