September 3rd 2024.
According to recent reports, two American researchers have made a significant discovery regarding Russia's 9M730 Burevestnik missile. This new weapon, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has deemed as "invincible," has been a topic of much speculation and concern among the international community.
The researchers have identified a potential deployment site for the 9M730 Burevestnik, located about 295 miles north of Moscow. Through aerial photos taken by satellite, they were able to spot a project under construction at a nuclear warhead storage facility known as Chebsara or Vologda-20. The images show the construction of nine launch pads in three groups, as reported by Decker Eveleth, an analyst with the independent national security analysis organization CNA.
It is believed that this site is specifically intended for the deployment of the 9M730 Burevestnik, as it is the only large, fixed missile system currently being actively developed by Russia. The launch pads are heavily protected by berms, designed to prevent any accidental detonation or outside attack. Roads connecting the berms to buildings suggest that the missiles could be easily transported and worked on at this site. Additionally, these roads seem to lead to known storage bunkers housing five nuclear warheads.
This particular missile, which is equipped with a nuclear-powered engine, has been the focus of much speculation and concern since its unveiling by Putin in 2018. With an unlimited range, it is capable of traveling up to 12,400 miles, making it a potential threat to any location in the world from Russia, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. NATO has even given it the code name SSC-X-9 Skyfall.
However, the 9M730 Burevestnik has had its fair share of testing failures. In 2019, during a recovery attempt, an explosion occurred which led to the leakage of radiation into the White Sea and caused the death of several Russian nuclear specialists. This incident earned the missile the nickname "flying Chernobyl."
Despite Putin's claims that the 9M730 Burevestnik is superior to any other weapon in the world, experts in the west believe that it may take up to a decade before it can be fully deployed. So far, at least 13 tests of the missile have resulted in technical difficulties or deadly outcomes, causing concern for its potential deployment.
As of now, there has been no comment from the Kremlin, the US State Department, the CIA, the US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center, or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the American researchers' finding of the launch site. This discovery has shed new light on the capabilities and potential deployment of the 9M730 Burevestnik, raising further questions and concerns for the international community.
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