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Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous

  • Geoff Brumfiel
  • June 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous

MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."

(Image credit: Russian Ministry of Defense)

Originally published at NPR World

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