Russia Says Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile Passed Tests After 14,000-Kilometer Flight

Overview

• President Vladimir Putin announced that testing of the Burevestnik cruise missile with a nuclear power unit has concluded.
• Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said the missile conducted an experimental flight of about 14,000 kilometers and demonstrated an ability to bypass missile and air defenses.
• Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov described the project as an “absolute breakthrough” in both technology and defense.
• Putin said technologies from the program could be applied to the national economy, Arctic energy supply, and Russia’s lunar initiative.
• Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Western countries now accept the missile’s reality and are highly concerned about what Russia may show next.