{"id":3164,"date":"2023-01-16T15:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:47","slug":"russia-produces-first-nuclear-warhead-for-poseidon-super-torpedo-tass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/russia-produces-first-nuclear-warhead-for-poseidon-super-torpedo-tass\/2023\/01\/16\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia produces first nuclear warhead for Poseidon super torpedo – TASS"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOSCOW<\/span> (Reuters) Jan,16<\/span> –<\/span> Russia<\/span> has<\/span> built<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warhead<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Poseidon<\/span> self-propelled<\/span> super<\/span> torpedo<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> developing<\/span> for<\/span> use<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> nuclear<\/span> submarine<\/span> Belgorod,<\/span> TASS<\/span> quoted<\/span> an<\/span> unidentified<\/span> defense<\/span> source<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span> and<\/span> reported.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Since<\/span> his<\/span> dismal<\/span> New<\/span> Year’s<\/span> Eve<\/span> message<\/span> declaring<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> at<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> as<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> true<\/span> enemies,<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> has<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> signaled<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> back<\/span> down.<\/span> He<\/span> sends<\/span> hypersonic<\/span> missiles<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> Atlantic<\/span> and<\/span> appoints<\/span> a<\/span> top<\/span> general<\/span> to<\/span> direct<\/span> the<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Both<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> Russian<\/span> officials<\/span> have<\/span> described<\/span> Poseidon<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> category<\/span> of<\/span> retaliation<\/span> weapon<\/span> capable<\/span> of<\/span> unleashing<\/span> radioactive<\/span> ocean<\/span> waves<\/span> and<\/span> rendering<\/span> coastal<\/span> cities<\/span> uninhabitable.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> first<\/span> Poseidon<\/span> ammunition<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> manufactured<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Belgorod<\/span> submarine<\/span> will<\/span> receive<\/span> them<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> near<\/span> future,”<\/span> state<\/span> news<\/span> agency<\/span> TASS<\/span> quoted<\/span> a<\/span> source.<\/span> TASS<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> main<\/span> components<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Poseidon<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> successfully<\/span> completed,<\/span> including<\/span> the<\/span> nuclear<\/span> reactor<\/span> that<\/span> gives<\/span> the<\/span> torpedo<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> power<\/span> source.<\/span> According<\/span> to<\/span> TASS,<\/span> the<\/span> crew<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Belgorod<\/span> nuclear<\/span> submarine<\/span> has<\/span> also<\/span> completed<\/span> tests<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> model<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> torpedo.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Department<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> immediately<\/span> respond<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> request<\/span> for<\/span> comment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Putin<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> to<\/span> unveil<\/span> what<\/span> would<\/span> become<\/span> known<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Poseidon<\/span> in<\/span> 2018,<\/span> confirming<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> radically<\/span> new<\/span> class<\/span> of<\/span> strategic<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapon<\/span> and<\/span> would<\/span> have<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> nuclear<\/span> power<\/span> supply.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Few<\/span> details<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> confirmed<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> Poseidon,<\/span> but<\/span> it’s<\/span> basically<\/span> a<\/span> cross<\/span> between<\/span> a<\/span> torpedo<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> drone<\/span> that<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> launched<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear<\/span> submarine.<\/span> The<\/span> Russian<\/span> Ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> has<\/span> released<\/span> a<\/span> video<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 24-meter-long<\/span> Poseidon,<\/span> known<\/span> by<\/span> NATO<\/span> as<\/span> Kanyon.<\/span> It<\/span> includes<\/span> a<\/span> simulation<\/span> showing<\/span> how<\/span> an<\/span> enemy<\/span> aircraft<\/span> carrier<\/span> is<\/span> destroyed<\/span> and<\/span> crashed<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> shore.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Poseidon<\/span> has<\/span> its<\/span> roots<\/span> in<\/span> Soviet<\/span> plans<\/span> under<\/span> Joseph<\/span> Stalin<\/span> for<\/span> nuclear<\/span> torpedoes<\/span> that<\/span> could<\/span> ravage<\/span> the<\/span> coast<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> 2018<\/span> speech,<\/span> Putin<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> torpedoes<\/span> have<\/span> unlimited<\/span> range<\/span> and<\/span> can<\/span> operate<\/span> at<\/span> super-depths<\/span> many<\/span> times<\/span> faster<\/span> than<\/span> submarines<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> torpedoes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“They<\/span> are<\/span> extremely<\/span> silent,<\/span> highly<\/span> maneuverable<\/span> and<\/span> virtually<\/span> indestructible<\/span> against<\/span> their<\/span> opponents.<\/span> There<\/span> are<\/span> no<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> today’s<\/span> world<\/span> that<\/span> can<\/span> counter<\/span> them,”<\/span> Putin<\/span> said.<\/span> Poseidon<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> carried<\/span> by<\/span> K-329<\/span> Belgorod,<\/span> a<\/span> special<\/span> nuclear<\/span> submarine<\/span> built<\/span> by<\/span> Sebmash<\/span> Shipyards.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> 2022<\/span> Nuclear<\/span> Posture<\/span> Review<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> China<\/span> “continue<\/span> to<\/span> expand<\/span> and<\/span> diversify<\/span> their<\/span> nuclear<\/span> capabilities<\/span> to<\/span> include<\/span> new<\/span> destabilization<\/span> systems.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Russia<\/span> is<\/span> pursuing<\/span> several<\/span> new<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> response<\/span> systems<\/span> designed<\/span> to<\/span> endanger<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> homeland<\/span> or<\/span> its<\/span> allies<\/span> and<\/span> partners,”<\/span> the<\/span> Posture<\/span> Review<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Last<\/span> year,<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> Naval<\/span> Research<\/span> Laboratory’s<\/span> development<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> Poseidon<\/span> turned<\/span> their<\/span> assumptions<\/span> about<\/span> submarine-launched<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> on<\/span> their<\/span> minds.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Perhaps<\/span> most<\/span> frightening<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> potential<\/span> for<\/span> autonomous<\/span> operation<\/span> of<\/span> this<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapon,”<\/span> the<\/span> institute<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Her<\/span> Kanyon,<\/span> fully<\/span> functional,<\/span> would<\/span> have<\/span> incredible<\/span> strategic<\/span> impact,”<\/span> one<\/span> article<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cAs<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> delivery<\/span> platform,<\/span> it<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> fall<\/span> under<\/span> current<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> treaties.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOSCOW (Reuters) Jan,16 – Russia has built its first nuclear warhead for the Poseidon self-propelled super torpedo it is developing for use on the nuclear submarine Belgorod, TASS quoted an unidentified defense source on Monday. and reported. Since his dismal New Year’s Eve message declaring the West at war with Ukraine as Russia’s true enemies, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2425,2480,2482,26,276,280],"tags":[154,790,791,792,793,794,795],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NUCLER.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3167,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164\/revisions\/3167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}