Kuranov was one of Russia's top scientists working on its hypersonic missile programme (pictured, a test of the hypersonic Zircon missile)
* Alexander Kuranov has been arrested in Moscow accused of spying for the West
* 73-year-old is a top Russian rocket scientist working on its hypersonic missiles
* He is accused of passing information on the missiles to unnamed NATO country
* Comes after Briton David Smith, a security guard at the country's embassy in Germany, was accused of passing information to a Kremlin agent
Russia has detained one of its top hypersonic scientists on suspicion of high treason.
Professor Alexander Kuranov, 73, was held by the FSB counterintelligence service which accuses him of passing secrets to an unspecified NATO country.
He is due in Lefortovo court in Moscow today and is expected to be detained for two months pending investigations.
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Update #1: Russia detains head of hypersonic research facility in treason case (Moscow Times)
Update #2: Russia detains head of hypersonic research facility in treason case (Reuters)
WNU Editor: If these reports are true this is huge security failure for Russia.
