Putin lost his supposedly invulnerable nuclear-powered missile at sea now he has to go find it

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Russia is gearing up to search for a missing nuclear-powered cruise missile that was lost at sea during a failed test-fire last year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has boasted about the weapon's advanced capabilities, but all tests have reportedly ended in failure.

While the missile is supposed to be able to fly indefinitely, its nuclear-powered core has yet to initiate to allow it to do that.

Russia lost a nuclear-powered missile during a failed test last year, and now Moscow is gearing up to go find it, according to CNBC, citing people familiar with a relevant US intelligence report.

Proudly claiming that the world will "listen to us now," Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted in early March that his country had developed a new nuclear-powered cruise missile with unlimited range, but each of the four tests between November 2017 and February reportedly ended in failure, according to reports from May.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: INSIDE WEST POINT: What it s really like for new Army cadets on their first daySee Also:Poland really wants the US Army there permanently to 'scare away' Russia, and it's willing to pay for it9 photos of Russia's new Tu-22M3M nuclear bomber a nightmare for the US and its foremost weaponA US ally wants to buy Russian submarines and the US is not OK with it

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