The images indicate Russia is preparing to resume test flights of its nuclear-powered cruise missile at a previously-dismantled launch site near the Arctic Circle. 9News
released a video of a nuclear-powered cruise missile test, which allowed open-source researchers including analysts at the Middlebury Institute to identify the location, they said.
But on Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said it is willing to agree to freeze its nuclear arsenals in order to extend New START if the US does not pose any other requirements -- an offer that the State Department spokesperson welcomed with urgency saying the US is "prepared to meet immediately to finalise a verifiable agreement."
While Russia has previously stated that its nuclear-powered cruise missile is not covered by the New START treaty, failure to extend the agreement could lead to the emergence of an arms race between the two countries, according to Mr Lewis. "In its place is a burgeoning arms race as Russia develops one doomsday weapon after another to defeat US missile defences"This is one of a number of dangerous and destabilising weapons right out of science fiction that Russia is developing to defeat US missile defences."
They are also highly controversial "because it's crazy to put an un-shielded nuclear reactor on a missile to power it," Mr Narang said, noting that the consequences of testing this type of weapon can be catastrophic if something goes wrong.
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