Russia is once again preparing to test the Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile, one of five “miracle weapons” announced by Vladimir Putin in 2018.
A test site in the Arctic is being prepared to launch an experimental rocket with unlimited range, which is being called “flying Chernobyl” in the United States, reports “The New York Times”, citing satellite photos.
The newspaper notes that Russian authorities issued a notice on August 31 advising pilots to avoid the “temporary danger zone” over part of the Barents Sea a few kilometers from the Pankovo training area in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. As “NYT” highlights, the same statement was issued before the Burevestnik test in 2019.
According to Norwegian experts who analyzed satellite photos, in early August two Rosatom aircraft used to collect data on missile launches were spotted at the Rogaczewo air base, located about 160 km from the training ground in Panków.
Burevestnik. Will Russia make its fourteenth attempt to launch a rocket?
The tests of the Burevestnik, which can be equipped with both nuclear and conventional warheads and is designed as a retaliatory weapon in a nuclear war, will be at least the 14th since Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the missile.
Previous attempts to launch the rocket were unsuccessful. According to US intelligence, the missile never flew more than 35 km – the longest flight lasted only two minutes and one of the tests ended in tragedy.
In 2019, the Burevestnik crashed in the Barents Sea. During the mission to restore it, an explosion occurred, killing seven people, including scientists from the nuclear center in Sarov. The radiation cloud resulting from the event covered Severodvinsk (a city in Arkhangelsk Oblast) and reached the Scandinavian countries.
Source: Do Rzeczy

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