at least four radiation monitoring stations nearby went silent and stopped transmitting data russia told an international nuclear watch dog today, mind your own business. russia admitted radiation levels did spike briefly after the accident, which was tied to the testing of a nuclear missile engine president putin said yesterday there is no threat, no risk of increased radiation. but the kremlin is also furious. an international nuclear watch dog tweeted this map of a potential radiation plume spreading across russia. the kremlin calls that absurd warning the watch dog to back off, claiming it can withhold any data nuclear experts say russia s real aim is to hide secrets about this, a nuclear-powered cruise missile that president putin boasts could evade american defenses. russia concealing from the u.s. exact data on its nuclear fuel two of the russian radiation monitoring stations are now working again, but russia has proved once again that when it