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Russia’s mysterious Burevestnik (also known to NATO as SSC-X-9 Skyfall) cruise missile likely leaves a trail of radioactive material in its wake, making the weapon even more alarming than was first thought. This is the conclusion of two scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who have recently published a detailed analysis of one of the so-called ‘super weapons’ revealed by Russian President Vladimir Putin back in 2018.
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Here Is How Russia’s Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Actually Works

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 19, 2026

MOSCOW, RUSSA - SEPTEMBER 02: The warhead cruise missili (1977) on display during an exhibition titled "70 Years of the Atomic Industry: A Chain Reaction of Success" organised by Rosatom agency at Manege Central Exhibition Centre in Moscow, Russia, on September, 02,2015. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Experts Explain How Long It Would Take Russia To Resume Nuclear Weapons Detonation Tests

By Howard Altman

Updated on Nov 5, 2025

Russia has used its ground-launched 9M729 cruise missile to strike targets in Ukraine multiple times in recent months. This is the conclusion of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and it also tallies with reports from independent analysts who have been tracking the use of the missile, the original deployment of which led to the United States walking away from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, Treaty in 2019.
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Russia’s Treaty-Busting Screwdriver Cruise Missile Used Against Ukraine: Officials

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 31, 2025

Nuclear test done underground at the Nevada Test Site.
Ground-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile

Experts Explain How Reviving Nuclear Weapons Tests Would Actually Happen

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

Russia has said that it conducted the long-awaited test of its mysterious Burevestnik cruise missile last week, claiming that it flew for 8,700 miles. The missile, claimed to be nuclear-powered, is said to have remained in the air for around 15 hours. For the time being, we don’t know if those statements are factually accurate and, moreover, details about how the missile actually works remain very scarce. However, the claimed test has led to boasts about the missile’s performance from Russian President Vladimir Putin, while his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, called upon Putin to end the war in Ukraine “instead of testing missiles.”
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Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Long-Range Test Claimed By Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 27, 2025

Vladimir Putin claimed Russia will beef up its air defenses to meet the threat from Tomhawk Land Attack cruise missiles provided to Ukraine should that happen.
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Tomahawks For Ukraine Talk Elicits New Response From Putin

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 10, 2025

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) claims it show down a Russian jet target drone converted to be a weapon.
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Weaponized Russian Jet-Powered Target Drone Shot Down Over Black Sea: Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 30, 2025

We now have a look at the Marine Corps' new uncrewed Tomahawk launch vehicle actually firing a missile.
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Our First Look At Marines’ Tomahawk Missile Launching Drone Truck Firing

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 3, 2024

Missiles filled with water and silo lids that don't work properly are among the corruption-related issues that have reportedly led to a major purge of Chinese military officials in the past year.
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Water-Filled Missiles, Silo Problems Behind China Purge: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 8, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a test of his country's nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, which he said was successful.
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Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Successfully Tested, Putin Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 5, 2023

Marine Corps Tomahawk cruise missile unit stands up
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First Marine Corps Tomahawk Cruise Missile Unit Has Stood Up

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 7, 2023

Tomahawk cruise missiles are set to be compatible with the Army's MRC battery
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First Land-Based Tomahawk And SM-6 Launcher Delivered To Army

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Dec 6, 2022

Everything We Know About North Korea’s New “Strategic” Cruise Missile Test
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Everything We Know About North Korea’s New “Strategic” Cruise Missile Test

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 13, 2021

The Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War Monster
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The Soviet Union’s Burya Cruise Missile Was A Little-Known Cold War Monster

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

Putin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site Inspections
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Putin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site Inspections

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 2, 2020

It Looks Like Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Test Program Is Back In Business
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It Looks Like Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Test Program Is Back In Business

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 21, 2020