US EditionPutin Says Nuclear Weapons Tech Could Power Russia-China Moon Base
- On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin handed state awards to Burevestnik cruise missile developers at a Kremlin ceremony, calling the weapons crucial for security and `historic significance`.
- Amid NATO missile-defence moves, Moscow argued it was forced to develop the Burevestnik to maintain strategic balance, with the Ministry saying the collective West fears its nuclear-powered reach.
- Valery Gerasimov, Russia's top general, said the Burevestnik flew 14,000 km in 15 hours during a recent test, while Russia says Poseidon can cause radioactive tsunamis and reach 200km/h.
- Military and nuclear experts warned of scepticism over the weapons' efficiency as only two of Burevestnik's dozen tests since 2019 succeeded, with limited corroboration from officials.
- Putin said small-scale nuclear technologies could aid Arctic work, rare-metal extraction, and lunar station projects, while analysts and a former diplomat called the missile announcements a media stratagem to intimidate the West.
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Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile: Implications for Missile Defense
Nuclear-powered cruise missiles are not a new idea—they’re just a bad idea. While Russia’s Burevestnik missile is grabbing headlines, it does not fundamentally change Russia’s ability to hold the U.S. homeland at risk or the strategic balance between the two states.
Putin praises capabilities, prospects of new Russian weapons
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised some of Russia's newest weapons, describing them as faster and more effective, capable of ensuring security and strategic parity and even of use in rare metals extraction and lunar missions.
Putin highlights Russia’s nuclear weapons advancements as Trump weighs renewed nuclear testing
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an awards ceremony honoring the developers of the “Burevestnik,” a nuclear-powered, unlimited-range strategic cruise missile, and the “Poseidon” unmanned underwater vehicle. The transcript was published on the Kremlin’s website. “In terms of range, the Burevestnik, as is known, has surpassed all missile systems in the world. It has high target accuracy, which it reaches clearly and confidently at a pre-c…
On November 4, Russia celebrated National Unity Day. Festive events and folk festivals were held throughout the country. In Moscow, Vladimir Putin traditionally laid flowers at the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, and then went to the Kremlin to praise the Russian Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater vehicle, whose development, according to him, “is of historical importance”. A monument to Ivan the Terrible, erecte…
Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, presented decorations to the manufacturers of the Burevestnik missile and the submersible Poseidon during the event in commemoration of People's Unity Day, made of historical importance in the Eurasian giant.
‘Strategic parity for decades to come’: Putin hails Russia’s new weapons tested recently
"The result you (scientists) have achieved has, with no exaggeration, historic significance for our people for ensuring security and strategic parity for decades to come and, we can boldly say, for the entire 21st century," said Putin
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