Russian Nuke Disaster Caused by New Superweapon, “Skyfall” – IOTW Report

Russian Nuke Disaster Caused by New Superweapon, “Skyfall”

Washington Times

Russia covered up the deadly nuclear reactor explosion in August during the salvage at sea of one of Vladimir Putin’s new superweapons, a nuclear-powered cruise missile called Skyfall, a senior State Department official disclosed.

The reactor exploded Aug. 8 off the coast of the northern Russian town of Nenoska, killing seven Russians on a barge in the White Sea as they were overseeing the recovery of a sunken Skyfall. The missile had been sitting on the seafloor for about year after a failed flight test, said State Department official Thomas G. DiNanno. More

13 Comments on Russian Nuke Disaster Caused by New Superweapon, “Skyfall”

  1. Can’t see how to use nuclear power to accelerate the plasma with sufficient volume and velocity to power a cruise missile.

    Somebody hep a bruddah out, heyah!

    Maybe it be s’more o’dat musselman majick carpet shit?
    Yo? Got NASA back on their feets, an shit …

    izlamo delenda est …

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  2. Ion propulsion engines were developed in the U.S. in the 50s and 60s, but the project was shelved because other than deep space probes, there is little practical use. Very low thrust.

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  3. The only reason I can see for nuke power
    cruise missles is loitering time.
    Put it up and it could stay near a target
    for days or weeks. But why not use a bomber
    if you aren’t in a hurry?
    Or it could be designed to make the reactor
    a nuclear bomb.
    I understand they claim a hyper-velocity missle
    but that doesn’t “cruise”.

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