On tv, Putin aide mocks US weapons experts for getting scared by Burevestnik nuclear missile | Trump

Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov rejected US claims that Russia’s recent tests of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater drone were “nuclear tests,” clarifying that the systems use nuclear propulsion, not nuclear explosions. Calling Washington’s interpretation “superficial and incorrect,” Peskov stressed that both weapons are breakthrough technologies with no global equivalents and require large teams of elite scientists to complete development. His remarks come amid heightened tensions after the US tested a Minuteman III ICBM, and President Trump claimed the US would resume “nuclear testing on an equal basis,” despite offering no evidence.