Weapons

Putin declares creation of nuclear-powered missile invulnerable to any missile defense

Russia has created a small-size super-powerful nuclear power plant that can be installed on a cruise missile, which will ensure an unlimited flight range and invulnerability to missile and air defense systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his annual State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly.

He declared creation of what he described as a "small-size super-powerful power plant that can be placed inside the hull of a cruise missile and guarantee a range of flight ten times greater than that of other missiles."

"A low-flying low-visibility cruise missile armed with a nuclear warhead and possessing a practically unlimited range, unpredictable flight path and the capability to impregnate practically all interception lines is invulnerable to all existing and future missile and air defenses," Putin said.

On a large screen Putin showed a video modelling the flight of a nuclear power plant-equipped cruise missile circumventing missile defenses.