According to reports from Russian news agencies such as Sputnik and RIA Novosti, Russian President Putin stated on the 29th that the test of the "Poseidon" unmanned submersible, which is equipped with a nuclear power source, has achieved significant success.
On the same day, Putin met with soldiers participating in the special military operation who were receiving treatment at the Mandrik Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow.
Putin said, "Yesterday we successfully completed the testing of another promising weapon system - the 'Poseidon' unmanned submersible, which is also equipped with a nuclear power source... This is undoubtedly a major breakthrough."
Putin mentioned that the power of the "Poseidon" far exceeds that of the "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile, which is about to enter combat readiness.
Recently, Putin also announced that the key tasks of the test for the "Zircon" cruise missile, which is equipped with a nuclear power source and has an ultra-long range, have been fully accomplished. Putin said that there are no similar products of this type of cruise missile in the world.
Sputnik News Illustration
According to previous reports, Putin first disclosed the development of the "Poseidon" in his 2018 state of the nation address. Putin said that such unmanned submersibles can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear weapons, and can strike a wide range of targets, including aircraft carrier groups, coastal defense works, and infrastructure.
Sputnik News reported that in fact, the "Poseidon" is a nuclear torpedo: the main mission of this device is to deliver nuclear weapons to the coast of potential enemies, destroy their important coastal economic units, and ensure irreparable damage to the enemy's territory through the creation of large areas of nuclear pollution, tsunamis, and other destructive effects of nuclear explosions. The "Poseidon" is 20 meters long, 1.8 meters in diameter, and weighs 100 tons.
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