Putin says Russia got its troubled nuclear-powered cruise missile to work after years of failure and a deadly disaster

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 16:57

Tests of a cruise missile with a Burevestnik nuclear engine. — Tests of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile.
RIA Novosti / Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Putin says Russia tested an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Development of the Burevestnik was previously unveiled in 2018 alongside five other new strategic weapons.
Its previous tests have failed, and an explosion in 2019 tied to the missile killed multiple people.

Russian leadership claims the country tested one of its new "super weapons," specifically the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, and it purportedly worked. Past testing has been marked by failure and disaster.