{"id":529925,"date":"2025-10-26T21:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/529925\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T21:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:49:15","slug":"russias-new-invincible-nuclear-missile-is-ready-to-be-deployed-putin-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/529925\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia’s new ‘invincible’ nuclear missile is ready to be deployed, Putin claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moscow carried out a successful test of its new \u201cinvincible\u201d nuclear-capable cruise missile<\/a>, with the Kremlin now working to deploy the doomsday weapon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Putin hailed the test in a video released by the Kremlin while dressed in military fatigues, with the strongman calling on his top general to start preparing the Burevestnik missile<\/a> for potential use. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to determine the possible uses and begin preparing the infrastructure for deploying these weapons to our armed forces,\u201d Putin instructed. <\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow successfully tested its newest nuclear missile, ordering his army to begin preparing it for military use. via REUTERS<\/p>\n

Little is known about the Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile, which NATO has code-named Skyfall. Russian Ministry of Defense<\/p>\n

Little is known about the Burevestnik missile, which NATO code-named Skyfall. <\/p>\n

Putin previously touted the weapons as his \u201cinvincible\u201d missile, capable of bypassing all current and future missile defense systems. He also claimed that the nuclear-armed has a nearly unlimited range and an unpredictable flight path, making it impossible to intercept.<\/p>\n

Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia\u2019s armed forces,\u00a0claimed the latest test showed the missile was capable of flying for 15 hours and covered a distance of about 8,700 miles, easily capable of reaching New York City or Washington D.C. <\/p>\n

The Trump administration has been made aware of the \u201csuccessful\u201d missile test, said Kirill Dmitriev, Putin\u2019s special envoy who was in the US when the video was released. <\/p>\n

The test comes after Putin directed a set of nuclear drills earlier this week that featured practice launches of the Kremlin\u2019s nuclear-capable missile fleet, the largest in the world.<\/p>\n

Russia has carried out testing of the missile for years, with Western intelligence finding Moscow\u2019s claims to be greatly exaggerated. Russian Ministry of Defense<\/p>\n

The Kremlin claimed the drills included all parts of Moscow\u2019s nuclear triad, including intercontinental ballistic missiles and its Tu-95 strategic bombers. <\/p>\n

Putin has previously said that the Kremlin is free to use doomsday weapons against any nation propped up by a nuclear power, a clear threat against NATO and the US over their support of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Despite Moscow\u2019s boasts, experts have said it remains unclear if the Skyfall missile boasts all of the advances that Putin claims.<\/p>\n

The Burevestnik has had a poor test record in recent years, with two partial successes documented among the 13 known tests, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative advocacy group.<\/p>\n

The missile also reportedly killed five nuclear engineers and two service<\/a> members following an explosion in 2019 during tests at a navy White Sea base. <\/p>\n

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