How dangerous is the 9M730 Burevestnik missile?

"Burevestnik nuclear cruise missile. (Source: Kyiv Post) (United24media)

The nuclear reactor makes “9M730 Buresvetsnik” a hard target for the defender. If there is damage in the reactor. It can deliver radioactive material around the dorp zone. The nuclear warhead will probably not detonate. But there is a possibility that Russians deliver cobalt into that reactor. That means the system can poison the entire Western hemisphere. If it delivers radioactive cobalt through the reactor. The nuclear reactor’s neutron bombardment transforms the cobalt-59 into cobalt-60. As it makes it into the cobalt bombs. Nobody confesses to keeping cobalt bombs in their hands. That bomb can act as a doomsday weapon; the mission is to act as a “final weapon”. The symbol of madness that could destroy the entire human race. 

Theoretically, the Russian “9M730 Burevestnik” (NATO: SSC-X-9 “Skyfall”) is not a more difficult target for defense than any other subsonic cruise missile. The only problem is to find that missile, and then the fighter can shoot it down. There is one thing. that turns the “9M730 Burevestnik”. Or “Skyfall” missile. Into a very complicated system. And that problem is that the missile itself is nuclear-powered. That means. If the fighter shoots the nuclear-powered missile down. The damaged reactor can deliver radioactive material into a quite large area. Nuclear power gives it a virtually unlimited range. 

And that means that “Skyfall” can poison a large area if its reactor faces damage when the missile or cannon rounds hit that missile. This is one thing that makes nuclear power suitable for military systems. The 9M730 Burevestnik itself carries a nuclear warhead. If that warhead detonates over the target, this causes a situation where the reactor will be vaporized and deliver radioactive fallout in large areas. There is also a possibility that this missile has cobalt in its warhead. Or it can deliver cobalt through the reactor. That causes radioactive fallout in the line. that follows this missile. 

It’s possible that there will be more variants of the “Skyfall” missile. 

The “Skyfall” missile can fly for months in the atmosphere. Theoretically, that flight time is unlimited.  And that raises new questions about the future of those systems. The same technology that the Russians developed for the Skyfall missile can be used in larger systems. Those systems can patrol in the air and carry others. Maybe hypersonic missiles. That thing can be the super-powerful version of the Chinese drone carrier. In those cases, the nuclear-powered system can carry things. 

Like one or two “Brahmos” or “Kinzhal” hypersonic missiles under their body or wings. Those systems can launch the hypersonic missiles to their targets from any altitude. There is a possibility that the 9M730 Burevestnik is only a testbed, whose purpose is to test how that technology works, and perhaps those experiences can be applied to more advanced and frightening systems. There is also a possibility that the 9M730 Burevestnik can be launched into the air, allowing it to patrol like a super drone. If that system must not attack. It will be called to the base. The advanced model can have the ability. To accelerate and slow its speed between hyper- and supersonic areas. 

https://defensemirror.com/news/35154

https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/nato-alarmed-as-putins-new-petrel-missile-apparently-ready-for-use

https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-tested-nuclear-powered-burevestnik-skyfall-missile-from-arctic-site-norway-official-confirms-12858

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M730_Burevestnik

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_bomb

China wants to get a position. As a new global force.

"Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian, as photographed by JMSDF on September 11, 2025." (Wikipedia)

China completed its new Fujian-class aircraft carrier. The carrier uses magnetic catapults and new types of aircraft. The Fujian uses a conventional diesel-and-steam turbine system. Fujian is the successor to aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong. 

The first People’s Liberation Army aircraft carrier is Liaoning. China brought that ship from Russia. It is the Kuznezov-class carrier, and its successor is the Shandong. The Chinese copy of the Kuznezov-class carriers. Those two carriers reach 31 knots. The Fujian is the new version. That looks more like the U.S. Aircraft carriers. 

The air wing includes new Shenyang J-35 stealth fighters. And the older Shenyang J-15. These are Chinese copies of the Russian Su-27 “Flanker”. J-35 is a carrier-based stealth fighter that is similar to the Lockheed F-35 Lightning II. That aircraft is one of the things that can cause trouble for other countries. Those carriers also carry AWACS and other support systems. 

The Fujian is the Type 003 aircraft carrier, and its successor, Type 004, will be a nuclear-powered version of the Fujian. The nuclear-powered aircraft carriers give China the global strike capacity. Those aircraft carriers are needed to support global-scale operations. 

"Aircraft Carrier Liaoning (16) at Hong Kong Waters" (Wikipedia)

Two J-15Ts and a J-15D in Zhuhai airshow, 2024. (Wikipedia)

Two J-35s (TWZ)

"The U.S. Defense Department in a 2021 report titled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” listed 14 countries — including Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates and Kenya — as locations that the Chinese military has considered for developing “bases or military logistics facilities.”Regarding China’s move to assist the development of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, the report stated that the move indicates that China’s “overseas basing strategy has diversified.”

(AsiaNews, China expands military presence under Belt and Road initiative)

Capacity improvement?

"In 2017, China established an overseas military base at Doraleh Port in the East African nation of Djibouti. Currently it is China’s only overseas base and has been used to supply destroyers and other vessels dispatched to counter piracy off the coast of Somalia. A U.S. military official said in April 2021 that China had been expanding the port’s pier, which could now host a port call by a Chinese aircraft carrier." (AsiaNews, China expands military presence under Belt and Road initiative)

Those new ships should strengthen China’s position. In the global theatre. Those aircraft carriers are also needed to support and escort Chinese strategic bombers. If those bombers face engine failures or something disturbs their operations. Those fighters can cut the game. They can support rescue teams in cases where some nuclear weapons must be recovered. Those aircraft carriers also. It might have a role. In the support operations of the Chinese overseas military bases. 

China already has an overseas military base in Djibouti. And it has a logistics and other facilities chain. Between China and Djibouti. China considers logistics and military bases in Africa. The fact is that. China wants to enlarge its military footprint. And the bases at Angola and Namibia will support the Chinese missions in the Atlantic. The Chinese influence increases. The Chinese military base in Djibouti is fully operational. It is officially for anti-pirate operations. 

But as we see, China plans to increase its influence in Africa. By establishing a chain of naval and logistics bases. On the East African Coast. Those bases should also protect Chinese investments in Africa. And one of the things that China hopes for. Those bases bring it. They are new allies. Those who want to make deep military and economic cooperation with China. China wants. To take the place. That the Soviet Union had.  

https://asianews.network/china-expands-military-presence-under-belt-and-road-initiative/

https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-j-35-naval-stealth-fighter-seen-like-never-before

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_004_aircraft_carrier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Fujian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Shandong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-35

The Arc Orbitals supply capsule can be a modular tool.

Above: The Arc Orbitals capsule. 

Arc Orbital’s capsule can deliver supplies all over the world in less than an hour. Such space capsules can have multiple uses in both civil and military applications. The small capsule can transport supplies to researchers operating in remote locations. Those capsules can also deliver supplies. For military personnel who operate over long distances. But those capsules can also be used as kamikaze drones for super- and hypersonic areas. They can involve nuclear weapons, which are detonated in the precise right position. 

Or they can deliver satellite-guided drones. To operational areas. And that’s why those capsules can be something we don’t see before. The AI-controlled drone doesn’t need communication between the ground station and itself. Those systems can operate independently even if their data connections are cut. The drones that those systems can deliver. Can operate both underwater and airborne. 

In the most exotic models, the system can transport miniature submarines, or autonomous undersea vehicles (UUV), using the rockets. The small-sized UUV can operate in reconnaissance roles. The UUV can travel to the beach and then deliver airborne drones from its cargo bay. 

“Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), also known as underwater drones, or unmanned submarines, are submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant, either remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROUVs) or autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). (Wikipedia, Unmanned underwater vehicle)

Above: The "Orca". 

In some versions, the AUVs like “Orcas” or Russian Status-6 “Poseidon”  can be equipped with wings that stabilize their flight. The system requires the heat shield. When that AI-controlled AUV robot touches water. It can either pull its wings inside. Or remove them. After that, the system operates like a regular submarine. The length of those large AUVs is about 15-30 meters. They can use the RTG system to operate their electric engines. And those systems can be delivered from the air. That makes their strikes very hard to detect. And their strikes are hard to predict. The Russian and Chinese versions also exist. Those unmanned, large-sized drones can carry large nuclear weapons like the Russian Status-6. 

This makes those capsules capable of operating in many roles. As we know. Only imagination limits innovations. And the new types of systems are far more advanced and effective than ever before. The capsule itself can be modified into a spacecraft. That can transport humans or robots. The robot that this kind of system can transport can be a human-shaped Terminator-style metal machine that can cooperate with quadcopters. Those quadcopters can search for interesting objects and then transport those man-shaped robots to those points. Like in some remote waterfalls. Or the roofs of the building. 

In some very imaginative solutions, the miniature submarine can be delivered through the orbiter to the places. There are other submarines in trouble. Or the danger that a nuclear warhead falls into the wrong hands, like in cases of accidents. Of B-52 bombers. In those cases, the miniature submarine or robot can be sent to the crash landing zone to return those nuclear weapons. The miniature submarine can be the size of a lorry.

Or maybe a bus might be delivered to that area using rockets. Those unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV) can also make reconnaissance or kamikaze missions. There is a possibility that the nuclear torpedo. With Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator-based propulsion systems. It can be delivered to the oceans. In the worst case, the Status-6 system could be shot through orbit to the operational area. That makes it harder to predict that system’s location. That makes those highly advanced undersea systems locations hard to predict. The small automated submarine can also operate with conventional torpedoes. Those systems can be used to ambush larger submarines. The orbital systems are very effective for all purposes. 

https://www.boeing.com/defense/xluuv#overview

https://www.twz.com/space/arc-orbital-supply-capsule-aims-to-put-military-supplies-anywhere-on-earth-within-an-hour

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_underwater_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca_(AUV)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remotely_operated_underwater_vehicle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status-6_Oceanic_Multipurpose_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_underwater_vehicle

Quarks and gluons. Particles that form a proton and a neutron.

“Graphic showing the transverse motion of a quark (green sphere) inside a proton whose spin is aligned to its direction of motion (large yellow arrow). Credit: Image courtesy of Valerie Lentz/Brookhaven National Laboratory.” (ScitechDaily, How Do Quarks Really Move? New Theory Unlocks Decades-Old Physics Mystery)

Quarks are fermions. And gluons are bosons. That transports strong nuclear interaction. How do quarks really move? That thing can tell us about. The new things about the strong nuclear interaction. New models suggest that quarks have 3D movement tracks in a proton. And that causes an idea. The gluon, a boson that transmits the strong nuclear interaction, can simply spin between quarks. That spin forms a small “tornado” between quarks. 

That tornado is the bond. That keeps those quarks. Under one entirety. Because that particle spins, it binds energy to it. And then that particle forms the quantum low-pressure between quarks. When gluon spin slows, that turns the pulling effect of the strong nuclear interaction weaker. If that gluon turns around or its spin direction turns opposite. That causes the effect. The gluon will send an energy impulse. 

From it. In that moment, the quantum low pressure between quarks will be removed. And that pushes those particles away from each other. The quark’s 3D movement forms when some asymmetrical force impacts it. The knowledge of the quarks' behavior. increases the knowledge of the strong nuclear interaction. Because the spin speed of the gluon might not be stable. In the same way, the interaction between protons and electrons can change. And that causes an anomaly in the quark’s trajectory. 

When a quark that may also spin collects energy from around it and from the quantum tornado. Or string it sometimes sends its extra energy away from it as some kind of particle. If the quark spins. It’s possible that the quark and gluon that connect two quarks spin into opposite directions to the tornado that connects those quarks into one entirety. There is a possibility that if a very low-energy free gluon impacts a particle, it removes energy from the gluon that connects quarks under one entity. 

That slows the gluon speed. And maybe that thing can release the bond that keeps the quark in its position. Another devastating possibility can be that the extremely high-energy free gluons can send an energy impulse to the material around them. Those high-energy impulses can cause oscillation in gluons that keep protons and neutrons together. If that energy impulse suddenly stops, gluons between quarks send an energy impulse. And those impulses can fill those quantum low-pressure channels. That rips protons and neutrons into pieces. 

https://scitechdaily.com/how-do-quarks-really-move-new-theory-unlocks-decades-old-physics-mystery/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_interaction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark

 

The lack of competition can be dangerous. Even to national security.

The law of supply and demand plays a key role in capitalism. Capitalism guarantees competition. And competition guarantees quality. That’s how people justify capitalism. The main argument in those cases is that competition guarantees quality. But in some cases, we must ask. Is competition. Some kind of fata morgana? There is a possibility that a single person owns company clusters, and those clusters of companies look like. Technically separated, but acting under one command. It can form a monopoly that authorities cannot recognize. 

The problem with ultimate capitalism is that only people who have money can get an education. This happens. When the capitalistic ideology. Goes so far. That other than basic education is for a fee. This causes a situation. There are people who own companies starting to sit around the same tables. With people who should monitor those companies. This means higher education. Those educations are required. For the high-ranking governmental positions, as well as in the head of the multinational corporations. 

Accumulates in the same families. In the worst cases, legislative, executive, and financial and economic power accumulates in the hands of the same people. Politicians require financial support for their campaigns. They need marketing space and people who support them. So, if some financial leaders promise things like factories in the same political area, if some politicians are elected, that thing can guarantee votes. 

This means that people who have a lot of money and a lot of business. It can offer many things to people. When business life accumulates in the same hands. That means the competition can be lost. That can cause a similar effect to a socialist system. There was no competition. Made to products. Made in the Soviet Union. In capitalism. The same person can own multiple companies. There is a possibility that some production sectors can accumulate. In the hands of the same person. 

Those things called monopolies are often denied by governments. There are competition authorities whose mission is to deny monopolies. But it's possible to own multiple companies that are separate on paper. But nothing denies that the same person can own multiple, technically separated companies. Those ownerships can be done over a chain of companies. If these companies are listed in many countries. That can cover the monopoly. Another interesting thing is cases where makers of products. 

Only governments have access to buy make fusions. That means that. There will be a lack of competition. In that case. When the government buys some jet fighters. They need something where they can make a selection. In the worst case, there is only one offender. And in this case, there are no competitors. There are no dogfight simulation opponents. That should guarantee the quality of those products. There is a possibility that the same people who offer those products. 

These are the same people who accept those products. There is a possibility that people who own things. Like banks will own multiple companies through that bank. Another way. To make of this operation. It is simple. To establish an investment company. Those investment companies can buy stocks. And one version. It is to eliminate. A competitor is to buy the majority of the competitor’s stock. That means. The company can buy its competitor. Away from the market. This is one of the things. That has an effect on national security. Lack of competitors. Makes it hard to test systems. And there is a possibility. That some unqualified system passes the screen. If it will not be tested against its competitor. 

The first test flight of X-59 QueSST

The X-59 QueSST (Quiet Supersonic Technology) demonstrator is the next generation of aircraft design. The QueSST technology means. The aircraft creates a gentler sonic boom. Because its wings are radically long and narrow delta wings, and its nose is also radically long, which makes the sonic pressure cone thinner. That technology makes the sonic boom quieter. 

The QueSST technology in X-59 is a new and radical design. All of those systems are caricatures. And the final solutions might look far different than the prototypes. The QueSST technology is one of the things. That is planned to be used. It is used in military and civil applications. If that technology is successful. It can be used in manned and unmanned systems. But that requires more work. 

The X-59 also uses fundamental technology. Where the pilot must not have windows. To see outside. The camera and other sensors replace traditional windows. And that can be useful in more advanced aircraft that operate at hypersonic speeds. The problem with hoods and windows is that they make a discontinuity in the body. 

The sensor system. That allows for the replacement of windows using sensors. Fixes the problem that can cause a situation where air pressure rips things like the hood away from the aircraft. And that makes it possible to create faster aircraft that can operate in and above the atmosphere. 

https://theaviationist.com/2025/10/28/nasas-x-59-quesst-conducts-maiden-flight/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_X-59_Quesst

Russia tests Status-6 “Poseidon” nuclear torpedo.

Status-6 or “Poseidon” is a nuclear torpedo with a liquid metal reactor. The speed of that system is at least 100 knots. That is about 186 km/h. The torpedo uses GLONASS and AI navigation systems to position it in the right position. If that system uses the 100 megaton warhead. The pressure wave can destroy the entire submarine fleet that patrols the ocean. The fact is that North Korea introduced similar nuclear torpedoes, unmanned underwater vehicles, UUV, in its military parade. 

The fact is that legitimation of those drones, or underwater nuclear missiles based on the idea of the mutual assured destruction, MAD doctrine. That means an attack against another state that has nuclear weapons. Causes destruction to both participants. This explains those weapons' huge warheads. If something destroys Russian nuclear weapons, one surviving Poseidon torpedo makes a counterstrike possible. There can also possible that there are nuclear torpedoes that look like regular torpedoes. Those small systems might have a nuclear warhead of about 1-15 kt. size.  

Those systems can have RTG, a Radioisotope thermoelectric generator that gives them an unlimited operational range. Same way as the nuclear reactor gives Poseidon an unlimited operational time. The torpedo can be launched from submarines, ships, or it can be released from a military harbour. That makes them hard targets for defenders. 

There have been. Some kind of thoughts. There are also submarine-sized fully automated underwater drones. That can involve three or four internally explodable tsar bombs, each of which is about 50 mt. size. Poseidon torpedo is about 20 meters long, but it can have a warhead. Sized 100 mt. The system uses a supercavitation propeller. In that system, the active system pumps water through the propeller. 

“Pyongyang, July 27, 2023 – Haeil-class nuclear torpedo drones feature in a North Korean military parade. (Photo via North Korean state media) (Cimsec, Radioactive Tsunamis: Nuclear Torpedo Drones and their Legality in War)

That allows the faster rotation speed for that system. The active pumping system prevents the water from boiling. And that limits the bubble formation. The active system denies the possibility that the main propeller forms a bubble around it. If the propeller forms that bubble, it loses its ability to move the craft. The active system pumps water from the propeller sides between its wings. That denies the bubble formation around the propeller. 

Status-6 Oceanic multipurpose system, also known as Kanyon or Poseidon. 

The purpose of that torpedo is to create a giant tsunami that destroys other ships and causes terrible destruction along the entire coastline. The new torpedo tells something about the despair in the Russian government. Putin says that this torpedo is unstoppable. That system is fast and equipped with nuclear explosives and a liquid metal reactor. And if something damages those torpedoes. 

That can cause nuclear pollution to spread all over the ocean. If that system detonates itself in some trenches, the pressure wave travels in those trenches over two or three years. With a force that destroys a submarine. If the Poseidon torpedo detonates, most of the life in the ocean will be swept off. The reason why Putin and his government create that kind of weapons is that they can cause very big destruction. Only one of those high-yield nuclear weapons can destroy a large area. 

And if one of them can avoid defense, that causes very large destruction. Those weapons are meant to cause fear. They are so-called mutual assured destruction, MAD weapons. If something attacks Russia, only one of those nuclear torpedoes is needed to destroy a large number of targets using only one warhead. And that gives the frightening weapon into the hands of Putin. If Putin releases those “Poseidon” torpedoes into the oceans, the defender must find all of them. If one of them detonates, the destruction is huge. 

https://cimsec.org/radioactive-tsunamis-nuclear-torpedo-drones-and-their-legality-in-war/

https://www.twz.com/sea/powered-test-of-poseidon-nuclear-torpedo-putin-claims

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status-6_Oceanic_Multipurpose_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_underwater_vehicle