BERLIN — Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile and is preparing to deploy it, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday, a pointed message to the West after plans for a summit with President Donald Trump collapsed.
Because the weapon runs on nuclear power, it can fly for much longer than other missiles can, and, the Kremlin says, is capable of evading missile defense systems.
“This is a unique product that no one in the world has,” Putin said during a meeting with the chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, and other military commanders, according to a video released by the Kremlin. “We need to identify potential uses and begin preparing the infrastructure for deploying this weapon in our armed forces,” Put

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