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Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims test of nuclear-powered missile condemned as ‘flying Chornobyl’ | Ukraine

Ukraine war briefing: Russia claims test of nuclear-powered missile condemned as ‘flying Chornobyl’ | Ukraine

Vladimir Putin claimed Russia had successfully tested its Burevestnik cruise missile – said to be both powered by a nuclear engine and capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It has been called a “flying Chornobyl” by arms control experts because it is powered by a nuclear reactor and, depending on the design, potentially spews out radioactive exhaust as it flies. …

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