"The Kremlin published a video on October 26 of a meeting between Putin and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, which reportedly took place at a command post of the joint group of forces. Gerasimov said the test occurred five days earlier, when the missile, which Moscow claims cannot be detected by any defense system, traveled 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles) and was in the air for about 15 hours."
"The missile, dubbed Skyfall by NATO, has been under development for more than a decade. It's one of several new systems Russian designers have focused on as the Kremlin pours money into weapons development as part of a not fully recognized arms race -- mainly against the United States. "The decisive tests are now complete," Putin said in the video, adding he has ordered the preparation of "infrastructure to put this weapon into service in the Russian armed forces.""
Russia announced a successful test of the nuclear-powered, nuclear-weapon-capable Burevestnik cruise missile and is preparing ways to deploy the system. The Kremlin released a video of a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov at a command post of the joint group of forces. Officials said the missile flew roughly 14,000 kilometers and remained airborne for about 15 hours, and that Moscow claims it cannot be detected by any defense system. The system, nicknamed Skyfall by NATO, has been in development for more than a decade, and Putin ordered infrastructure preparation to field the weapon amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine and broader U.S.-Russia strategic tensions.
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