Massive Russian Submarine Departs Base, Its Nuclear Torpedoes Can Trigger Coast-Destroying Tsunami
With Russian leader Vladimir Putin hinting at using nuclear weapons in Ukraine and Russian armies flailing and floundering, concerns are growing over the disappearance of a Russian nuclear-powered submarine that some reports say has a “doomsday” weapon aboard.
NATO has warned member nations that the submarine Belgorod left its base in the Arctic Circle, according to the New York Post, citing the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The Post report said the submarine can carry “doomsday” Poseidon nuclear torpedo drones, which Russia claims have the power to create 1,600-foot nuclear tsunamis, causing devastation along a coastline.
On the website Naval News, naval expert H.J. Sutton wrote, “nuclear ‘mega torpedo’ is unique in the history of the world.”
“Poseidon is an ‘Intercontinental Nuclear-Powered Nuclear-Armed Autonomous Torpedo’. It is a giant torpedo which can hit coastal cities with devastating results. Compared to an intercontinental ballistic missile it is very slow, but possibly unstoppable,” he continued.
“Poseidon is a completely new category of weapon. It will reshape naval planning in both Russia and the West, leading to new requirements and new counter-weapons. A weapon which cannot be nullified with anti-missile defenses,” Sutton added.
“In future nuclear tensions, if we live through this one, it will be a strong factor,” he wrote. This was written four months before the submarine believed to carry the weapon was delivered to the Russian Navy, according to Fox News.
The US has lost track of the sub
With Russian leader Vladimir Putin hinting at using nuclear weapons in Ukraine and Russian armies flailing and floundering, concerns are growing over the disappearance of a Russian nuclear-powered submarine that some reports say has a “doomsday” weapon aboard.
NATO has warned member nations that the submarine Belgorod left its base in the Arctic Circle, according to the New York Post, citing the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The Post report said the submarine can carry “doomsday” Poseidon nuclear torpedo drones, which Russia claims have the power to create 1,600-foot nuclear tsunamis, causing devastation along a coastline.
On the website Naval News, naval expert H.J. Sutton wrote, “nuclear ‘mega torpedo’ is unique in the history of the world.”
“Poseidon is an ‘Intercontinental Nuclear-Powered Nuclear-Armed Autonomous Torpedo’. It is a giant torpedo which can hit coastal cities with devastating results. Compared to an intercontinental ballistic missile it is very slow, but possibly unstoppable,” he continued.
“Poseidon is a completely new category of weapon. It will reshape naval planning in both Russia and the West, leading to new requirements and new counter-weapons. A weapon which cannot be nullified with anti-missile defenses,” Sutton added.
“In future nuclear tensions, if we live through this one, it will be a strong factor,” he wrote. This was written four months before the submarine believed to carry the weapon was delivered to the Russian Navy, according to Fox News.
The US has lost track of the sub