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LONDON - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia has successfully tested its new Burevestnik missile.- The Burevestnik, whose name translates as"storm petrel", is a ground-launched, low-flying cruise missile that is not only capable of carrying a nuclear warhead but is also nuclear-powered. Putin first revealed the project in March 2018.
- The same journal said the notional altitude of the missile was just 50-100 metres , much lower than a conventionally powered cruise missile, which would make it harder for air-defence radar to detect. - Development of the missile's nuclear propulsion unit has been a huge technical challenge, involving a number of test failures. In 2019 at least five Russian nuclear specialists were killed in an explosion and release of radiation during an experiment in the White Sea, and U.S. intelligence sources said they suspected it was part of a test of the Burevestnik.
- The Nuclear Threat Initiative said the Burevestnik's nuclear propulsion could enable it to stay aloft for days, if needed."In operation, the Burevestnik would carry a nuclear warhead , circle the globe at low altitude, avoid missile defenses, and dodge terrain; and drop the warhead at a difficult-to-predict location ," it said.
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