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On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia had successfully tested the 9M730 Burevestnik , a nuclear-capable and nuclear-powered cruise missile. The announcement was made during a meeting with General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces, and was accompanied by video footage released by the Kremlin.

The test reportedly took place on 21 October. According to General Gerasimov, the missile travelled 14,000 kilometres and was in the air for about 15 hours. He added, “That’s not the limit," according to the Associated Press . Putin described the missile as “a unique weapon which nobody else in the world has," as quoted in a statement released by the Kremlin.

Putin also noted that earlier, some Russian spec

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