World 18 Jun 2026

Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous

MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."

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According to Russian and Western sources, the new weapon, known in Russian as Burevestnik and. By NATO as Skyfall, was powered by a small nuclear reactor. Now, two MIT researchers have published an analysis that sheds fresh light. On how the nuclear-powered missile actually worked. If they are correct, the October flight test marks the first time. A nuclear-powered aircraft has ever flown. "This is something that is possible, but wildly expensive and. Very dangerous," said Jake Hecla, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of. Technology with a dual appointment in both aerospace and nuclear science and.

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