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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Moscow jails missile scientist for treason | History Defined

Moscow City Court sentenced Alexander Shiplyuk to 15 years after convicting him of treason [Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP]

A Russian court has convicted a physicist who worked on hypersonic weapons technology of treason.

The Moscow court issued the verdict against Alexander Shiplyuk in a closed-door trial on Tuesday, ordering him to serve 15 years in a penal colony, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. He is the latest member of his team that worked on the military technology to be prosecuted.

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