Posted on 08/13/2025 4:46:36 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia appears to be preparing to test its new nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered cruise missile, according to two U.S. researchers and a Western security source, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin readies for talks on Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday.
Jeffrey Lewis of the California-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and Decker Eveleth of the CNA research and analysis organization, based in Virginia, reached their assessments separately by studying imagery taken in recent weeks until Tuesday by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite firm.
They agreed the photos showed extensive activity at the Pankovo test site on the Barents Sea archipelago of Novaya Zemlya, including increases in personnel and equipment and ships and aircraft associated with earlier tests of the 9M730 Burevestnik (Storm Petrel).
"We can see all of the activity at the test site, which is both huge amounts of supplies coming in to support operations and movement at the place where they actually launch the missile," Lewis said.
A Western security source, who asked not to be further identified, confirmed that Russia is preparing a Burevestnik test.
Lewis said a test could occur this week, raising the possibility it could overshadow the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
Asked for comment, the White House did not address the possibility of a Burevestnik test.
The Pentagon, the CIA, and Russia's Defense Ministry declined to comment.
Putin has said the weapon - dubbed the SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO - is "invincible" to current and future missile defenses, with an almost unlimited range and unpredictable flight path
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Behold the power of all these years of sanctions and how they have bankrupted Russia.
Aim the missile at Zelvis’s posterior. That will end the war faster than delivery of Jimmy Johns sandwich.
How does a nuclear powered missile develop propulsion?
Perhaps the term “nuclear powered” is being used in a philosophical rather than literal way? I do recall a film called ‘The Big Bus’ from the ‘60s about a nuclear powered bus.
I looked it up. There is such a thing and the US tried it in the 60s up to the prototype stage. Apparently the nuke preheats a SCRAM or RAM jet engine.
Sounds fairly unstable to me. Of course the Russians don’t particularly care if a few blow up and make a mess.
Quickly! Probably a muzzle loader.
—> Behold the power of all these years of sanctions and how they have bankrupted Russia.
Plus zeepers breathlessly reported that PUTIN! was using parts from old dishwashers to repair these missiles.
They also said the missiles didn’t exist, couldn’t fly, were shot down 100% of the time by The Ghost of Ukraine, and that ukie grandmothers were knocking them out of the sky with potatoes.
They claim a lot of crap.
Please Putin, don’t poison Trump.
Flashback
NUKES OF HAZARD Satellite pics show huge crater at Putin’s doomsday Satan nuke launch site after missile ‘EXPLODED during testing’
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30587974/huge-crater-putin-doomsday-satan-nuke/
Vladimir Putin fuming as Satan-2 supernuke deemed embarrassing ‘absolute failure’
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/vladimir-putin-fuming-satan-2-34648599.amp
Hasn’t Putin died from cancer in about every part of his body, 20 times over?
Sounds like Project Pluto.
Oh yes.
My favorite headline was, “Putin is maniacally shaking!”
I forget what fatal disease zeepers breathlessly reported he was dying of that time.
I just laugh!
Burevestnik Nuclear Cruise Missile - Russia Nuclear Powered Missile
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This video explains the features of Burevestnik Nuclear Cruise Missile also known as SSC-X-9 Sky fall. Burevestnik Nuclear Cruise Missile is the Russian Nuclear Powered Missile that has unlimited range and can fly for months.
"...from 2017 to 2019 numerous tests were unsuccessful leading to a tragic accident during one test...."
"By October 2023, the Russian president declared the completion of all Burevestnik missile tests."
It must be unstable.
I think it has blown up on all the previous tests.
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