>Russia’s nuclear-powered cruise missile draws renewed media attention amid new test speculation
>By Liu Xuanzun
>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202508/1340687.shtml
>Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile has drawn renewed attention after multiple media reports speculated that Russia might recently conduct new tests. A Chinese expert said on Tuesday that the unique missile, the first of its kind in the world, could be undergoing trials to address previous technical challenges while forming a kind of deterrence amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with media reporting that its timing is coinciding with upcoming Alaska talks.
>Norwegian media outlet the Barents Observer reported on August 7 that a test of the Burevestnik could be around the corner, with a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) warning issued via Russia's aviation authorities going active on August 7 and is valid until Tuesday.
>Preparations have been underway for weeks at the Pankovo launch site on Novaya Zemlya in the Russian Arctic, the Barents Observer noted. The outlet said it has over the last few days studied both ship movements and satellite images from the area, in addition to online flight- and vessel-tracking services.
>US media outlet Newsweek reported that a US Air Force WC-135R aircraft designed to track nuclear testing in the atmosphere flew close to Russia's nuclear bases in the northwest of the country last week.
>Analysts tracking the flight online said it could indicate that Russia may soon carry out tests of its 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile at a launch site on Novaya Zemlya, Newsweek said, noting that the remote archipelago has a long history of nuclear testing.