A little update from lastnight.
I was reading a news post last night that stated the spirals were "probably caused by the dumping of fuel from the missile." BULLSH--. No missile or rocket dumps any fuel whether it's going to self-destruct or not. There is NO WAY to dump fuel from a missile. Note: A MISSILE uses liquid fuel; a ROCKET uses solid fuel. If a missile (or rocket for that matter) has a self-destruct set-up, it uses the fuel to magnify the force of the explosion.
That "thing" shown on that news clip was not a missile launch; unless, someone is experimenting with a warp drive. ( and that is NOT meant as a funny comment.)
Dec. 10:
Update (again): Now the Russians are claiming that it was a missile test from a submarine that went wrong. Apparently, they're wanting us to believe the spirals were formed by the missile's motor still burning. PULLLLEEESE. If the missile turned sideways, the original track would be greatly curved and the missile would still go "forward" due to it's original momentum. And where was the huge fire ball that would have been formed with the self-destruction action.