In Russia, 12 scientists arrested on the charges of treason

Moscow, Russia – 12 scientists have been arrested in Russia since 2015. Three of them have died. Human rights organizations have expressed concern about this arrest. The arrested scientists were working on hypersonic weapons. They have been arrested on charges of treason. Scientist Vladislav Galkin has been arrested a few days ago. His house was raided and he was arrested. Galkin was working on hypersonic technology.

Russian physicist and hypersonic missile scientist #AnatolyMaslov convicted of treason, sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony

In recent years, Russia has arrested at least a dozen scientists and physicists on suspicion of high treason.#WorldNews #Hypersonics #Science
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Galkin and other scientists were accused of sending documents related to hypersonic technology abroad. His colleagues and lawyers said he only studied physical processes, not making weapons.

Earlier, a scientist named Dimitri died 2 days after his arrest. They were accused of providing information about these weapons to foreign spies.

Currently, there is an environment of fear among scientists in Russia. Scientists in Russia are in contact with scientists abroad to exchange information. Still, Russia’s intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), considers it a crime for Russian scientists to keep in touch with foreign scientists.

What are hypersonic weapons ?

Weapons that travel 5 to 25 times faster than the speed of sound are called hypersonic weapons. In short, these weapons can travel 6,200 kilometres in one hour. It is because of this ability that they are considered dangerous.