Putin's new nuclear-powered cruise missile, one of his so-called 'super weapons,' is unnecessary but not totally useless, nuclear weapons expert says

Sun, 10/22/2023 - 10:15

A Russian Topol-M ICBM drives across Red Square in a Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2008. An expert told Insider, weapons like these get the job done, making the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile unnecessary.
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Putin announced a successful test of an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile earlier this month.
The Burvestnik was unveiled in 2018 as a unique missile with a theoretically unlimited flight range.
If it works, the weapon's utility is debatable, and a nuclear weapons expert said it's likely for political show.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims his experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile works, but even if that is true, it may not be as much of a "super weapon" as thought.