Researchers find launch site for Russia's nuclear-powered missile

This week Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov issued a warning to the West: "They should understand - they are joking about our red lines here. They shouldn't joke about our red lines." Coming from a nuclear power, that sounds like Russia would be prepared to use a nuclear weapon.
Right from the beginning of Russia's war its President Putin has warned the West not to defy his ambitions in Ukraine. But Washington and its allies increased military aid to Ukraine.
Also this week, the Kremlin said it's revising its nuclear doctrine. It's believed that could mean a lowering of the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons.
And a new Russian weapon has grabbed the attention of the West. It's not a nuclear warhead, but a new cruise missile that's powered by a small nuclear reactor. It called the Burevestnik in Russia, but the United States has given it the name "Skyfall."
US researchers believe they have now found the first launch site for the experimental missile. It's believed to be located at a nuclear warhead storage facility, nearly 500 kilometers north of Moscow. President Putin says its nuclear propulsion system gives the missile an almost unlimited range and means it can evade missile defenses. Western analysts say the technology could pose more of a threat to Russian than its adversaries.

00:00 Russia's nuclear ambitions
01:48 DW speaks with Decker Eveleth, associate research analyst at CNA, the Center for Naval Analyses

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[edentahilla]

The word "game changer" has been heavily abused in this war, to the point it is beginning to sound like an irony.

[turbocharge]

These analyst can analyse weapon from a distance of 10000 miles and without seeing it physically 😂😂

[arpitnayak]

If it is made by USA than it is a game changer according to western media 😂

[nobleideas]

In short, we don't know what it really is, what it is intended to do and we really don't know

[anthonyemede]

So basically they don't even know where this site is and what it does. The only thing they're sure of is the funny name they cooked up for it..

[Sensitive_info]

A true example of keeping your enemies guessing.

[chris_panda]

"It is too round on the top, it needs to be pointy, round is not scary, pointy is scary" 😅

[paulomodara]

The man knows nothing about the Skyfall. All the um, um, um

He doesn't want to say the system is a very good system

[geniusboy]

Russia never disappoints US in weapons systems 😂😂

[kaltmorgen]

THEY JOKE ABOUT RED LINES UNTILL SKY STARTS TO FALL 🤣

[bernkoh]

First Nato joke about Russia warning...now they joke about Russia red line...Putin don't bluff.

[ipsylon]

It is a flying washmachine with shovel wings powered by vodka fuel

[MandirigmaSaKatotohanan]

From leopard, abrams and f16 they said its a game changers... what happenened to them? 😂🤣😂

[ypyp]

Says the only country to have actually used these weapons, not once, but twice!
The hypocrisy 😮

[callmearmstrong]

Now do a report on the hundreds of war-ready bases America has, all over the world and just how well armed they are AND WHY

[ndavenuesw]

You can bet if the US had it they'd discuss it completely differently. They talk about Russian weapons the way they talked about Ronald Reagan's weapons. The media liked Soviet Russia, they don't like Free Russia, they aren't afraid of nuclear war when the US represents Communism.

Imagine a bomber with unlimited range. This weapon has powerful potential.

[lukaszmigacz]

You’ve got to admit it’s an interesting concept. Even if air defence system shots it down, the radioactive material will spread around the scatter zone. This requires different method of taking the missile down.

[gopula]

US and Russia are so close to each other...just go at each other already 😂

[VolkerHett]

We're constantly talking about Russias red lines, what about ours? Carpet bombing, attacking dams, civil infrastructure, childrens hospitals and and and. There's a lot in the UN charta alone what should be red lines not to be crossed by any nation, nuclear armed or not.

[floridaoutdooradventures]

It's basically a nuclear missile within unlimited range.