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UPDATED Jun 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET
Jun 18, 2026 at 5:03 AM ET
MIT analysis explains Russia’s nuclear-powered Skyfall flight
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MIT researchers analyze how Russia’s Burevestnik (Skyfall) nuclear-powered missile flies after an Oct. 21 Arctic test.
WHO: Jake Hecla and R. Scott Kemp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
WHAT: MIT researchers published an analysis describing how Russia’s Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flew during an Oct. 21 test.
WHEN: Jun 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
WHERE: Arctic Circle
WHY: The analysis was published to shed fresh light on how the nuclear-powered missile worked after the October flight test.
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