Russia Announces Successful โขTest of Nuclear-Capable Cruise โMissile, putin Claims Breakthrough
Moscow, Russia – russia โhas announced the successful completion of “crucial โขtests” of its Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, a weapon previouslyโฃ deemed impossibleโ by some Russian โspecialists, according โคto president Vladimir Putin. The missile, also known as the Storm Petrel, reportedly traveled up to 14,000 kilometers and remained airborne โfor 15 hours during aโฃ testโฃ conducted on October 21st, as reported by Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.
The growth marks a โpotential shift in global strategic balance, raisingโฃ concerns about โขaโ new generationโ ofโ nuclear weaponry capable of circumventing existing defense systems.โ Moscow โขclaims the 9M730โ Burevestnik is “invincible” to current and futureโข missile defenses, boasting almost unlimitedโ range and an unpredictable flight path. Putin stated that Russia’s โคstrategic forces are now capable of guaranteeing the nation’sโ security.
Previously, Putin acknowledgedโ skepticism withinโ Russia’s own scientificโฃ community regarding the feasibility โขof such a weapon. โฃHowever, he indicated that recentโ tests have overcomeโ those โdoubts.Russian authorities assert the Burevestnik’s design allows it to evade all known defenseโ systems.
the proclamation comes as โขformer U.S. โฃPresident Donald โtrump has pledged โขtoโ swiftly end the conflict inโข Ukraine upon his return toโ office in January, though peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv remain stalled despiteโ mediation efforts. Meanwhile, Russian โฃforces continueโค to โขmake โคincremental gainsโ in Ukraine,โ overcomingโค Ukrainian defenses in ongoing, costly battles.
