# Russian attack of nuclear power plant could have caused major catastrophe

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**Created:** [March 11, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911 "2022-03-11T17:40:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911/1 "2022-03-11T17:40:57Z")

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Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster

> **[Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near...](https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1085427380/ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-zaporizhzhia?sc=18&f=1085427380)**
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> An NPR analysis of security footage and photos following the attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant shows that many of the plant's critical safety systems were in the field of Russian fire.

Video footage of the attack shows that Russians shelled the main power plant, not just outlying buildings, and turned away Ukrainian fire fighters. And it appears to have been intentional.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911/2 "2022-03-11T17:53:39Z")

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The Russians are setting some new standards for stupidity in war with this invasion. The problem is their stupidity is extremely dangerous and deadly.

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911/3 "2022-03-13T07:41:15Z")

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Stupidity is an understatement - don’t they freaking remember which way the damned prevailing wind currents go? Like towards Russia?

I figure they might possibly be planning on a false flag operation "See, those dastardly Ukrainians let the nasty radiation go so it could drift over Mother Russia … "

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911/4 "2022-03-13T09:58:23Z")

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> [@aruvqan](#):
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> Stupidity is an understatement - don’t they freaking remember which way the damned prevailing wind currents go? Like towards Russia?

The key thing to note is that the part of Russia the cloud of radioactivity would drift over is NOT where the elites are located.

Additional stupidity: those clouds WOULD drift over some of Russia’s best farmland. Guess the elites figured they would simply buy food abroad.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-attack-of-nuclear-power-plant-could-have-caused-major-catastrophe/960911/5 "2022-03-14T06:24:16Z")

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> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> The Russians are setting some new standards for stupidity in war with this invasion. The problem is their stupidity is extremely dangerous and deadly. &nbsp;

Devastating as this Russian invasion is, can you imagine how much worse it could be if they _weren’t_ so stupid?