The oscar class soviet designations project 949 granit and project 949a antey nato reporting names oscar i and oscar ii respectively are a series of nuclear powered cruise missile submarines designed in the soviet union for the soviet navy they are currently in service with the russian navy with some of the vessels planned to be modernized as project 949am to extend their service life. Government has been actively spying on this work and that some or all of the. Following russian claims that it is developing a new nuclear powered cruise missile there are reports that the u s.
Unlike regular cruise missiles which are powered by liquid fuel. Russia has announced the existence two new nuclear tipped missiles including a previously secret nuclear powered cruise missile. Russian president vladimir putin officially announced this weapon s existence back in march 2018.
A nuclear powered cruise missile could fly for much longer perhaps staying aloft for days. Slam envisioned a locomotive sized missile flying at three times the speed of sound near tree top level tossing out hydrogen bombs along the way and spewing radiation in its wake. Which is not to say that such weapons are not sexy in a way.
Nuclear powered cruise missiles were not a good idea then and they are not a good idea in cold war 2 0. The burevestnik storm petrel experimental cruise missile called skyfall by nato is an ambitious nuclear powered cruise missile in development by russia s armed forces. Putin described the weapon as a.
The nuclear powered cruise missile program was announced by russian federation president vladimir putin on march 1 2018 during an address to the federal assembly. But us officials and independent experts who call it the ssc x 9 skyfall are. Russia has claimed since 2017 that it has a working nuclear powered missile which it calls the 9m730 burevestnick.
A reactor that powers one of these weapons might have created possibly one of the worst nuclear. And there is a problem. Yes you read that right.
Russia has a nuclear powered cruise missile.
Russian nuclear powered cruise missile. The 9m730 burevestnik russian. Petrel nato reporting name. Ssc x 9 skyfall is a russian experimental nuclear powered nuclear armed cruise missile under development for the russian armed forces the missile is claimed to have virtually unlimited range. The burevestnik is one of the six new russian strategic weapons unveiled by russian president vladimir putin on 1.
The burevestnik is one of the six new russian strategic weapons unveiled by russian president vladimir putin on 1. Ssc x 9 skyfall is a russian experimental nuclear powered nuclear armed cruise missile under development for the russian armed forces the missile is claimed to have virtually unlimited range. Petrel nato reporting name.
The 9m730 burevestnik russian.
