Russia Confirms Successful Test of New Nuclear-Powered Long-Range Missile
Russia announced the successful testing of a new winged missile with a nuclear engine, the Burevestnik.
The Gaze reports on it, referring to Reuters.
Russia has tested a new winged missile with a 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear engine capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. This was reported by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, to President Vladimir Putin.
According to Gerasimov, the missile flew about 14,000 kilometers and remained in the air for about 15 hours.
“The technical characteristics of the missile allow it to be used with guaranteed accuracy against highly protected targets at any distance,” he said.
Putin stated the missile, classified by NATO as SSC-X-9 Skyfall, is “invincible” for modern and future missile defense systems due to its almost unlimited range and unpredictable trajectory.
During his speech on Sunday, Russian President, dressed in camouflage, noted that key tests had already been completed and developers had been instructed to move on to the final stage before deploying the missile.
“We need to determine possible ways of using it and start preparing the infrastructure for deploying this weapon in our armed forces,” he announced.
As The Gaze informed earlier, Russia conducted large-scale strategic nuclear drills shortly after postponing a planned summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, signaling Moscow’s hardened stance amid stalled diplomacy.
The exercises included launches of intercontinental and submarine-based ballistic missiles, as well as nuclear-capable cruise missiles from strategic bombers. The Kremlin stated the drills were meant to test command readiness and operational coordination.
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