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 ...
Digital Journal

N.Korean missiles based on motor from ex-Soviet plant: report

North Korea’s recent rapid progress in developing a long-range missile appears to have come after it refurbished rocket engines procured from a plant in the former Soviet Union, according to an expert ...
Yahoo

The ‘Devil’s Venom’ Led to the Deadliest Rocket Disaster in History—and to a 30-Year Cover-Up

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: On October 24, 1960, a Soviet R-16 ICBM exploded on the launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in what is now Kazakhstan. The explosion occurred when the ...
Forbes

Russian “Missile Drought” Bites As Putin Pulls Back To Defend Moscow

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A Russian Osa mobile surface-to-air missile system, carrying only two missiles instead of ...
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Russian Cheboksary shaken by explosions as key missile and drone plant targeted

What is known about the attack on Cheboksary? On the morning of Wednesday, June 10, at least two explosions were heard in the Russian city of Cheboksary. Following the rocket attack, columns of smoke ...
TASS

Soviet developments in rocket engineering and challenges: Putin's statements

MOSCOW, May 13. /TASS/. Soviet developments in rocket engineering are still used today, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. He visited the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology on Wednesday and ...
The Conversation

Nuclear‑powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability

Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in a military uniform, announced on Oct. 26, 2025, that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered missile. If true, such a weapon could provide Russia ...