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The test of the Russian Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile is an environmental crime. This opinion was expressed on the FREEDOM TV channel by the head of the department of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, an expert on international security issues, Olexiy Izhak.
“Environmental standards apply to the Burevestnik, because an idea like the Burevestnik means a nuclear reactor in the open air, without any means of protection with open circuits, air passes directly through the core, heats up and creates a jet stream. That is, this is a flying Chornobyl, a flying disaster. This is how the reactor opened in Chornobyl and radiation burst out… Radiation is not an explosion, but radiation. In the same way, this “Burevestnik” is such a small Chornobyl, where radiation constantly breaks out in order to create the movement of this cruise missile. This is a big environmental problem. Formally, yes, they can experience this if they don’t feel sorry for their own nature, if they don’t feel sorry for the nature in general of the Arctic and northern Europe,” said Izhak.
He called the project “completely crazy.” The expert recalled that such projects were developed in the ’60s-70s in both the Soviet Union and the United States of America.
“It became clear that this weapon is too inconvenient, it is impractical, it is very harmful to the environment. That is, you don’t need to do this, it’s easier to do something else. But when Russia is carrying out all this, no one has ever confirmed that it will fly to the right place. This means that no real testing has been done at actual range. And all this is just the maximum demonstration of a small nuclear reactor in the open air. These demonstrations – yes, you can record that there is a release of radiation, but this is not an explosion, but simply an environmental crime in its purest form,” Izhak said.
He noted that Russia was able to complete the Burevestnik project under sanctions thanks to Rosatom.
“Rosatom works, which makes reactors. Sanctions do not apply to Rosatom, even though they help occupy the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. They are gradually excluded from global cooperation, but, nevertheless, Rosatom is not isolated… Against the background of their expenses and income, such environmental crimes are not so financially burdensome. That’s why the Kremlin said – they are doing it. There are no sanctions, that’s how it works,” Izhak emphasized.
Earlier Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia allegedly conducted successful tests of an experimental cruise missile with a nuclear power plant, and warned that the State Duma of the Russian Federation may withdraw ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty.
Russia tries again to intimidate with nuclear weapons. This time the Kremlin wants to withdraw from the nuclear test ban treaty. Thus, the Kremlin is trying to carry out a new wave of escalation.
