RUSSIA: Putin Announces Nuclear Torpedo Test After Trump Lambasts Missile Launch
President Vladimir Putin is speaking on a number of military and security issues at a meeting of gov't ministers. Regarding the test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik ['Storm Petrel'] missile, which US President Donald Trump referred to as 'not acceptable', Putin says the nuclear reactor installed within the subsonic cruise missile can be launched "within minutes and seconds." While the range of the missile (it flew 8,700 miles in 15 hours according to the Russian military) means it could feasibly deliver a nuclear warhead to the other side of the planet, WSJ notes that the increased defensive technologies of Russia's adversaries mean hypersonic missiles represent the greater threat.
- Putin also claims that Russia tested the nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable unmanned underwater 'Poseidon' vehicle on 28 October. Ostensibly a massive nuclear torpedo, the Poseidon is designed to be able to travel extremely long distances before detonating underwater, causing a massive radioactive tsunami that could destroy coastal cities.
- The tests have already irked the US, with Trump telling reporters aboard Air Force One earlier in the week, “We have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shores, [our missile] doesn’t have to go 8,000 miles...We test missiles all the time...They're not playing games with us, and we're not playing games with them either."
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- President Donald Trump will sign an executive order in the morning. Trump will present Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a US-backed 21-point proposal to end the war in Gaza or face deeper international isolation during a bilateral meeting at 11:30 ET 16:30 BST. Trump and Netanyahu are scheduled to hold a joint press conference at 13:15 ET 18:15 BST.
- At 15:00 ET 20:00 BST, Trump will meet with Congressional leaders in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a government shutdown on October 1. While a deal is possible, rhetoric from Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) suggests a shutdown is more likely than not.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has started interviewing candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
- Trump will join hundreds of top US military leaders for an unusual meeting in Virginia tomorrow.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is working on a “mega deal” to buy weapons from the US.
- The UN reimposed economic and military sanctions on Iran after Tehran and European powers failed to reach a deal to re-engage in diplomacy with the US and allow IAEA inspectors access to the country’s nuclear facilities.
- US military officials are reportedly considering strikes on cartels within Venezuela.
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