MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."

MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not…

Their modelling found the missile's reactor design is likely to release large amounts of radioactive material in its exhaust.

Russia’s nuclear-powered Burevestnik (Skyfall) cruise missile is back in the spotlight after new analysis suggested its propulsion system may release radioactive particles during…