🇷🇺‼️It seems that the day of decision is approaching: the Russians are testing the most dangerous weapon in the world‼️
August 18, 2025
For decades, Russia has continued to invest in advanced military technologies, and one of the latest projects within this strategy is a nuclear-powered cruise missile, called "Burevestnik" (Skyfall) 👇
What is Burevestnik?
🔹 The 9M730 Burevestnik or in NATO terminology SSC-X-9 Skyfall is a nuclear-powered cruise missile - the first weapon of its kind in history - that will carry a nuclear warhead.
🔹 Burevestnik is also the first nuclear weapon in history that moves on a nuclear propulsion system, with an unlimited range that can hit any other point on the planet from any point.
Therefore, this missile, which NATO designates as "SSC-X-9 Skyfall", represents a revolutionary weapon, and its specificity lies in the combination of nuclear energy propulsion and the ability to carry nuclear warheads, which gives it an almost unlimited range and the ability to avoid American and other anti-missile defense systems. 👇
Russian President Vladimir Putin described this missile as an "invincible" weapon, as its nuclear propulsion allows it to fly with an almost unlimited range. This means that the "Burevestnik" can fly for a long time, changing its direction and trajectory to bypass the opponent's defense systems, which makes it extremely difficult to capture.
This capability poses a significant challenge to existing defense systems, particularly the US ballistic missile shield.
According to a 2020 NASIC (National Air and Space Intelligence Center) report, if Russia manages to fully integrate the Burevestnik into its arsenal, it will have a unique weapon with intercontinental range capability, which would dramatically change the global military balance. 👇
Such a weapon could travel thousands of kilometers without stopping, making it virtually undetectable by any defense system in the world.
In November 2023, two American researchers - Decker Evellett, an analyst with the CAN organization, and Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey - identified a possible location for the deployment of the "Petrel" using satellite images from the company "Planet Labs".
According to their research, the new site is located near a nuclear warhead storage facility known as Vologda-20 or Chebsar, about 475 kilometers north of Moscow. 👇
In the footage, they identified nine horizontal launch pads under construction, grouped in three formations, which were placed between high embankments. According to Eveleth, the dikes have a protective function - to prevent a potential attack, but also to avoid a chain reaction in the event of an explosion.
The existence of these embankments, as well as the connection of the ramps with the nuclear warhead storage facilities, suggests that this site is intended for the deployment of a significant fixed missile system.
Since the "burevestnik" is currently the only large fixed missile system, experts believe that this is a potential location for its future use. 👇
The development of the "Skyfall" was not without difficulties. Tests conducted by Russia in recent years have been plagued by technical problems, including several failed launches.
However, the identification of the new site suggests that Russia is continuing its efforts to bring the missile into operational use, despite the challenges it faces.
The deployment of the "burevestnik" could cause significant geopolitical changes, especially in the area of nuclear strategy. Given its almost unlimited range and the ability to carry nuclear warheads, this missile poses a threat to all of Russia's potential adversaries, including the US and NATO. 👇
US missile defense systems, such as THAAD and Aegis, rely on predictable ballistic missile trajectories, while the Stormtrooper can change direction and evade detection systems, making it extremely dangerous.
On the other hand, the Russian leadership sees the development of "burevestnik" as a key part of its military doctrine of deterrence, with the aim of preventing potential attacks on Russia.
This missile, along with other nuclear and conventional deterrents, allows Moscow to maintain a strategic balance with Western powers, especially in light of heightened tensions between Russia and NATO in recent years 👇
It is assumed that Rosatom could once again test a reactor-powered rocket these days.
Russian military officials closed airspace in a 500-km zone along the western coast of Novaya Zemlya from August 7 to 12, while five ships sailed from the bay at the Pankovo training ground to observation posts in the eastern Barents Sea.
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I made a mistake writing today's date, it should be August 10, 2025, not August 18, 2025!
I apologize.
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