INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
researchers claim to have identified a new potential deployment site of Russia's nuclear-armed cruise missile Burevestnik, Reuters
of Moscow as Burevestnik's possible new deployment site, Reuters reported.The satellite imagery of the site, which is known by two names,
Vologda-20 and Chebsara, "suggests something very unique, very different
And obviously, we know that Russia is developing this nuclear-powered missile," Lewis said.Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American
Scientists said that the Vologda imagery seems to show launch pads and other features "possibly" related to Burevestnik, but that he could
not make a definitive assessment
when he unveiled it in 2018.But the missile, which NATO dubs the Skyfall, has had a poor test record and Western experts question its
strategic value.The Burevestnik is believed to have exploded during efforts to recover it from the sea in northern Russia in August 2019
respond to Reuters regarding the researchers' assessments and the strategic value of the Burevestnik.A Kremlin spokesman told Reuters that
these were questions for the Defense Ministry and did not comment further.The U.S
State Department, the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the U.S
Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center declined to comment.NATO also did not respond to questions about how the alliance would
respond to the weapon's deployment.
