
The United States does not have missiles capable of countering Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, shattering illusions of military invulnerability, the Washington Examiner argues, calling on Washington to urgently develop similar technologies for strategic parity.
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The article discusses claims that Russia is preparing to test the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, while the United States has no similar developments.
The United States has no missiles that can match Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile. This shatters the country's illusions of invulnerability, says a Washington Examiner (WE) article.
“Instead of striving to repeat the leap in energy density achieved by Moscow, many American analysts just shrug it off. This is dangerous and short-sighted,” the article states. According to journalists, Russia is already preparing to test a nuclear-powered rocket, while the United States has no plans to build any analogues.
The author of the article argues that Washington needs to immediately obtain such technologies “for deterrence and parity.”
“We need this too. But we are not doing anything,” the material says.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The United States will announce the launch of a program to develop an analogue of the Burevestnik missile in the coming months
Possible · Within months

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