Russia Jails Three Hypersonic Rocket Scientists On Charges Of Treason

Reuters: Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face 'very serious' treason accusations 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face "very serious accusations", the Kremlin said on Wednesday, in a treason investigation that has spread alarm through Russia's scientific community.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was aware of an open letter from Siberian scientists in defence of the men, but that the case was a matter for the security services.

In the letter, published on Monday, colleagues of Anatoly Maslov, Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev protested their innocence and said the prosecutions threatened to inflict grave damage on Russian science. 

"We know each of them as a patriot and a decent person who is not capable of doing what the investigating authorities suspect them of," they said.  

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WNU Editor: I do not know the details of this case. I suspect there is more to this story than what is being told. But if they were arrested for no reason at all, this will severely damage Russian scientific research. 

Russia Jails Three Hypersonic Rocket Scientists On Charges Of Treason  

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