It is unclear what stage of development the weapon is currently in, and if an operational nuclear prototype could be pressed into service. Powered by a nuclear reactor and nearly 80 feet long, Poseidon is essentially an uncrewed nuclear submarine with a warhead. Recent reports estimate that the weapon is capable of carrying a 2 megaton warhead - more than 150 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 and decidedly larger than a tactical nuclear warhead. Ministry of Defence/east2west news The underwater torpedo can travel long distances before striking its target. The Poseidon underwater drone is estimated to carry a 2 megaton nuclear warhead. The Russian military has also pitched the submarine-based nuclear torpedo as a tactical weapon for use against carrier battle groups and other surface ships. Such a test would be carried out near the Ukrainian border in the Black Sea so Putin can prove he is willing to make good on his threat to “use all the means at our disposal,” including weapons of mass destruction, sources told the paper. Poseidon is a long-range undersea nuke designed to hit coastal cities at extremely long range by traveling to targets underwater. NATO reportedly issued an intelligence report to its members and allies warning that the Kremlin is planning to test so-called “doomsday” nuclear torpedo drones, a senior UK defense source told the Times of London on Monday. Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist warns ‘no one knows’ if Putin would use nukesĭefense officials fear Russian President Vladimir Putin may flex his military power by testing a massive nuclear torpedo called Poseidon, a report said. Leaked intel shows China boosting hypersonic missile program: reportīiden is letting America help fund Russia’s nuclear-weapon complexīill Clinton admits regret for having Ukraine give up nuclear weapons
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