![]() The warhead has never been tested due to international prohibitions on the testing of nuclear weapons.īreaking with those treaties by testing Poseidon – even in the remote waters of the Arctic – would be a hugely provocative move by Russia. ![]() That would create an irradiated tsunami up to 1,600ft high designed to drown coastal cities and leave them a nuclear waste-ground, state media claims. Poseidon was one of four next-generation weapons announced by Putin back in 2018, and is thought to be operational.Īccording to Russian media, it is capable of travelling for up to 6,000 miles underwater before exploding a nuclear warhead in its nose with a force of two megatons – more than 130 times times the size of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. NATO has since sent a warning to allies that the sub has gone missing, but said it is still thought to be operating in the Arctic.Ī clip emerged in 2019 showing the Poseidon – seen by military officials as a giant nuclear-capable torpedo – during a launch test It is also unclear whether the Belgorod would have had time to get from its home base in the White Sea to the Baltic – a distance of just under 3,000 miles – without its absence being noted. However, doubt was cast on its involvement because – at 600ft long – the submarine is one of the world’s largest and getting into the Baltic undetected would have been extremely difficult. The Belgorod was put forward as a candidate for the sabotage mission because it also carries mini-subs designed to carry out attacks on undersea infrastructure. If the test does go ahead, it would be Putin’s latest attempt to intimidate the West over his failing war in Ukraine after he was suspected of ordering stealth attacks on the Nord Stream pipes last week. The Belogord has left its base in the White Sea and was recently seen in the Barents SeaĪnalysts say a test launch of Poseidon is ‘nout of of the question.’ It is possible the launch could be routine, to test a new weapon system or a political demonstration. Poseidon is a drone that is said to be capable of travelling huge distances underwater before detonating with enough force to trigger a 1,600ft nuclear tsunami designed to drown and irradiate coastal cities. The Belogord, which is in the region of 30,000 tons, is the largest built submarine in the world since and armed with the Poseidon nuke. It was later spotted in the Barents Sea on September 22 and 27. The vessel was seen in the White Sea leaving Severodvinsk, a city in north Russia, a few weeks back. Satellite images publihsed by Naval News show the submarine is currently operating on the surface in the Arctic. ![]() The nearly 600ft Belgorod submarine has disappeared from its home base in the Arctic Circle and may be on its way to the Kara Sea to test the Poseidon nuke, a NATO warning note leaked over the weekend has suggested. New satellite images show Russia’s huge nuclear submarine, allegedly carrying ‘apocalypse’ and ‘doomsday’ weapons, lurking around the Barents Sea as fears grow that Vladimir Putin is planning to carry out a nuclear test.
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