Russian President Vladimir Putin. File photoMOSCOW, 1 Sep. Russian submarine weapons pose a serious threat to the United States, writes former US Army officer Brent Eastwood for 19fortyfive.
Eastwood believes that the Russian Navy already boasts of the diversity and power of its forces, but recently another nuclear submarine, the BS-329 Belgorod, was transferred to its disposal, which is equipped with the most advanced equipment to date. The author notes that the weapon most feared by American naval strategists, Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles, will be placed on board. challenged the West in one maneuver, writes Bloomberg. «Now the Russians have a submarine that can soon launch nuclear torpedoes and is equipped with the most advanced missiles available for submarines,» he said. a few more years.
“But they can really destroy coastal cities in the UK, the US or other NATO member countries. And in the arsenals of these countries there is nothing that could stop such a nuclear torpedo,” the article concluded. 
Western leaders have lost the most important thing, the media writeThe multi-purpose nuclear submarine «Belgorod» belongs 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.
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