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Burevestnik will be able to bypass the US Golden Dome missile defense system, according to media reports

2025-10-29

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Russian Burevestnik cruise missile has the potential to penetrate the US-developed Golden Dome missile defense system. The Wall Street Journal reported this on October 28.

Possibly true. But Israel now has anti-missile lasers. Will the Burevestnik cruise missile be able to penetrate a bank of those, too?

"The new missile could pose a potential threat to US President Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, which is being developed to destroy intercontinental ballistic missiles with a trajectory much higher than the low-flying Burevestnik," the newspaper stated.

Experts interviewed point out that the Burevestnik's unknown speed and maneuverability complicate assessments of its detection capabilities. Despite claims by think tanks that modern missile defense systems can detect the missile by its radioactive signature, this is only possible using space-based assets. According to the publication, this could provide Moscow with additional leverage in arms control discussions.

The day before, Konstantin Vorontsov, Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, stated that the Burevestnik test was conducted in strict compliance with Russia's international obligations. Meanwhile, American nuclear non-proliferation expert Jeffrey Lewis called the new Russian missile a weapon from the realm of science fiction.

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