{"id":26634,"date":"2023-10-22T22:39:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T22:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/?p=26634"},"modified":"2023-10-22T22:39:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T22:39:35","slug":"im-a-nuclear-expert-heres-why-putins-super-weapon-isnt-useless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/world-news\/im-a-nuclear-expert-heres-why-putins-super-weapon-isnt-useless\/","title":{"rendered":"Im a nuclear expert – heres why Putins super weapon isnt useless"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vladimir Putin\u2019s new nuclear-powered cruise missiles, branded his \u201csuper weapons\u201d, are not a radical improvement on the arsenal already at the disposal of the Russian leader.<\/p>\n

However, an expert has claimed that the new technology may give the Kremlin valuable political leverage in the ongoing war with Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Earlier in October, Putin said that Russia had conducted a successful test of the new 9M730 Burevestnik missile.<\/p>\n

The missile was one of six weapons Moscow revealed in 2018 that it was developing.<\/p>\n

Despite failed tests between 2017 and 2019, the Russian leader now says the weapon works.<\/p>\n

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According to a nuclear weapons expert that spoke to Insider, the Burevestnik does not constitute a major upgrade in Russia\u2019s military capability.<\/p>\n

Pavel Podvig said: “It doesn’t offer any advantages over the existing strategic systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cAssuming that it works as advertised, it’s just a very long-range cruise missile.\u201d<\/p>\n

The expert added that the motivations behind the missile are more-than-likely political.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cIt’s one of those kinds of politics projects basically created to make the president happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Podvig said that the weapon allows Putin to say to the world that he has a unique means of inflicting damage.<\/p>\n

It therefore could prove a useful negotiating tool if Russia finds itself sat around the table with the West.<\/p>\n

But he posted on X, formerly Twitter: \u201cWith Burevestnik in the news, let me say it again \u2014 the utility of this weapon system (assuming it works) is about zero\u201d.<\/p>\n