Go to the media bankThe Belgorod nuclear submarine during its launch. Archival photo MOSCOW, Oct. 3 NATO intelligence has warned the unit's command about possible tests of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle, the Italian newspaper Repubblica writes. «in the Kara Sea, where supposedly launches of a nuclear drone can take place.
"Poseidon can generate a radioactive tsunami that can wipe out such megacities as New York or Los Angeles",» the publication says .
The newspaper noted that the satellites available to the United States with infrared sensors do not see what is happening in the depths of the sea: «Poseidon» is designed to emit little heat and move silently at a speed of more than a hundred kilometers per hour. «Even a simple the announcement of the tests would allow the Kremlin to demonstrate a unique ability in tug-of-war with the West: a weapon against which there is no defense. I nuclear submarine «Belgorod» refers to the project 949A «Antey» (similar to «Kursk»), which was specially redesigned for the Poseidon system into project 09852. The submarine was launched in April 2019. The nuclear submarine Khabarovsk will become the regular carrier of the Poseidon, but all the characteristics of this submarine are classified. President Vladimir Putin first announced the development of the Poseidon in a message to the Federal Assembly in 2018. According to him, such drones can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear weapons, which will allow them to hit a variety of targets, including aircraft carrier groups, coastal fortifications and infrastructure.
The first submarine — the carrier of the «Poseidons» was handed over to the Navy