Russia says it has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile – a weapon given the Nato codename Skyfall – but analysts believe it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
President Putin called the cruise missile a "unique product, which no one in the world has" after being told the missile had travelled 14,000km, just over 8,500 miles.
However, Western experts have cast doubt on the real-world usefulness of the weapon and the risk of radiation – it being dubbed the flying Chernobyl.
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