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Mar 3, 2022 · Russia has raised tensions further by placing its nuclear forces on higher alert, termed "special regime of combat duty". We take a closer look at one of his most controversial weapons. Among a myriad of new and impressive 'super weapons', Poseidon stands out.
- What Is Russia’s Poseidon Nuclear Drone?
- Poseidon: An 'Unstoppable' Underwater Drone?
- How Powerful Is Poseidon?
- Could Poseidon Really Cause A Radioactive Tsunami?
- Is The Poseidon Nuclear Drone Ready For use?
- So Why Is Russia Waving This Threat Now?
The Poseidon underwater drone - also known as Status-6 and in the United States as "Kanyon" - is basically a very large, nuclear-powered autonomous torpedo armed with a nuclear warhead. What we know of it mostly stems from a 2015 leak on Russian TV of a government project for an underwater nuclear drone. According to its mission statement, the proj...
Poseidon is referred to as a drone because it can navigate autonomously, and may even have the ability to be remotely redirected, or have its mission aborted after it’s launched. It’s believed to have a titanium hull, which allows it to withstand pressure at extreme depths, and could potentially be used as a seabed weapon, meaning "you don't have t...
Defence experts say that based on what’s known about the weapon and its dimensions, the yield of Poseidon’s nuclear warhead could be as high as 2 megatons - a figure repeatedly reported by the Russian TASS news agency in recent years. That’s huge - more than 100 times the force packed by the Hiroshima bomb, which was about 15 kilotons, and more tha...
"The explosion of this torpedo near the British coast will cause a giant tsunami wave up to 500 metres high," Kiselyov warned in his May 1 primetime show. He added that "the wave would also carry extreme doses of radiation and after its passage over Great Britain leave a radioactive desert, unfit for anything for a long time". Kiselyov’s comments w...
“Reportedly, there were tests - but how successful those tests were, what is exactly the status of this programme at this point? Frankly, we don't know yet,” said Podvig. “I strongly believe that it is not yet anywhere ready for deployment,” he added. Kaushal said Poseidon probably is ready, but its delivery system may not be. "The special-purpose ...
Russia has been quite vocal about its nuclear capabilities since it began its invasion of Ukraine, warning the West it had the right to use nuclear weapons to counter an “existential threat”. "The destruction of conventional capabilities in the first months of this campaign means that Russia's conventional deterrent is now far less threatening than...
Jan 16, 2023 · MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Russia has produced the first set of Poseidon nuclear capable super torpedoes that are being developed for deployment on the Belgorod nuclear submarine, TASS reported...
Mar 27, 2023 · Russia plans to complete in early 2024 the construction of its coastal infrastructure in the Pacific Ocean for basing nuclear submarines that will carry the Poseidon nuclear capable super...
Aug 31, 2021 · The Poseidon weapon, described in U.S. Navy documents as an Intercontinental Nuclear-Powered Nuclear-Armed Autonomous Torpedo, will require new bases and facilities and new images, which gives ...
Jan 17, 2023 · Tests on the Poseidon nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) have concluded, and the system will soon be deployed on one of Moscow’s new-generation submarines, according to Russian...
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Apr 14, 2021 · Russian state television accidentally leaked the existence of the Poseidon 2M39 torpedo, originally named Status-6, in 2015. A Russian Ministry of Defense document showed the weapon and described...
