OPINION (Express) – Russia today claimed huge success in new tests of its new nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik – supposedly capable of flying for days on end as it probes weaknesses in Western defense systems. The boast follows reported teething problems on the military innovation designed to strike at “unlimited” range and with unprecedented ability to maneuver. The Burevestnik is seen by the Kremlin as a low-
flying “stealth” cruise missile incapable of interception by existing Western air defenses and delivering nuclear warheads anywhere around the globe. A Russian missile-producing source told TASS: “A major stage of trials of the cruise missile of the Burevestnik complex – tests of the nuclear power unit – have been successfully completed at one of the facilities in January.” The trials “sustained stated specifications of the reactor ensuring the missile’s unlimited range”, claimed the source. READ MORE
