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70 years ago today in 1949, the soviet union became the second country on earth with nuclear weapons when they conducted their first successful test explosion of an atomic bomb. and three weeks ago today, a russian nuclear accident killed five russian scientists. cnbc is reporting dramatic new information of what happened three weeks ago in that mysterious explosion. a u.s. intelligence assessment found that the mysterious explosion off of russia's northern coast occurred during a recovery mission to salvage a nuclear powered missile from the ocean floor, according to people with direct knowle...

70 years ago today in 1949, the soviet union became the second country on earth with nuclear weapons when they conducted their first successful test explosion of an atomic bomb. and three weeks ago today, a russian nuclear accident killed five russian scientists. cnbc is reporting dramatic new information of what happened three weeks ago in that mysterious explosion. a u.s. intelligence assessment found that the mysterious explosion off of russia's northern coast occurred during a recovery mission to salvage a nuclear powered missile from the ocean floor, according to people with direct knowle...

Called by the family. there are injuries on the scene, and here's abc's eva pilgrim with the pictures coming in now. >> reporter: tonight, investigators on the scene of what was once a home that exploded just moments after everyone inside walked out. >> audible units responding to an explosion off of park avenue, north franklin. >> reporter: splinters of wood and tiny pieces of debris all that remain from the blast. the home completely obliterated. >> i looked down through my backyard and i seen a fireman walking and i seen debris flying everywhere. >> reporter: police telling abc news the hom...

Same place at the same time. >> dana: steve scalise, majority whip, he's from louisiana and suffered a lot. he has a book that will come out november 13th. the timing is interesting, him to be out there talking about what it was like to be the target of political violence. joey joan, let me ask you about the online aspect for investigators. what might they be looking at in terms of social media posts, things that could give them a clue as to who was responsible? >> absolutely. once they start to take some components off the bomb, there are certain types of bombs made certain ways. there are ce...

Something on to a plane. >> even the united states it's easy. you can't keep track of all airport staff. people can get through the security checks. who know what is goes through people's head. a convert to the islamic state can put a bomb on. >> where does the investigation go? >> right now, the key is the residue. you've got to find the fuel that could have set this explosion off. plas teak is the most obvious. the to look at the baggage. it wouldn't necessarily be on the passengers. if it were in the hold, the panels would be shielded from the explosive blast by the suitcases. so they actua...