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Burevestnik Missile: Tech Leap US Can’t Match Anytime Soon, US Military Veteran Says
Burevestnik Missile: Tech Leap US Can’t Match Anytime Soon, US Military Veteran Says
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The Burevestnik missile: A tech leap the US can’t match anytime soon – US military veteran 06.11.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The Burevestnik missile: A tech leap the US can’t match anytime soon – US military veteranThe US has tested a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, following President Donald Trump’s call to restart nuclear weapons testing. What message does it send?He suggested that Trump had probably known about it.The recently-tested Minuteman III is around 50 years old, and the Sentinel program should be replacing it at some point in time, according to the pundit.Still, Russia’s Burevestnik tests mark a breakthrough the US is unlikely to match anytime soon, Rasmussen points out.The US lacks comparable capabilities, particularly when it comes to miniaturizing nuclear power. The Burevestnik is primarily a defensive, not an offensive mechanism, the pundit highlights.Nuclear modernizationMeanwhile, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said on Wednesday that he considers it expedient to begin preparations for the resumption of nuclear tests.The US is rapidly modernizing its strategic offensive weapons and if it abandons the nuclear testing moratorium, it would be a logical continuation of its policy of dismantling the arms control system, according to the minister.The US has doubled down on nuclear modernization. Between 2025 and 2034, US nuclear programs by the DoD and DoE are projected to cost $946 billion, the Congressional Budget Office reports.
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The Burevestnik missile: A tech leap the US can’t match anytime soon – US military veteran
The US
has tested a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, following President Donald Trump’s call to restart nuclear weapons testing.
What message does it send?
"I think the test firing the other day was part of the scheduled test plans that have been in existence," Earl Rasmussen, a retired lieutenant colonel with over 20 years in the US Army, tells Sputnik.
He suggested that Trump had probably known about it.
The recently-tested Minuteman III is around 50 years old, and the Sentinel program should be replacing it at some point in time, according to the pundit.
Still, Russia’s
Burevestnik tests mark a breakthrough the US is unlikely to match anytime soon, Rasmussen points out.
The US lacks comparable capabilities, particularly when it comes to miniaturizing nuclear power.
"It definitely is a major technological advancement, the Burevestnik, the nuclear-powered system. It definitely increases the deterrence factor for Russia as well. So it's a very positive move," Rasmussen says.
The Burevestnik is primarily a defensive, not an offensive mechanism, the pundit highlights.
Meanwhile, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov
said on Wednesday that he considers it expedient to begin preparations for the resumption of nuclear tests.
The US is rapidly modernizing its strategic offensive weapons and if it abandons the nuclear testing moratorium, it would be a logical continuation of its policy of dismantling the arms control system, according to the minister.
The US has doubled down on nuclear modernization. Between 2025 and 2034, US nuclear programs by the DoD and DoE are projected to cost $946 billion, the Congressional Budget Office reports.
