NATO has warned all its member states that “weapons of the apocalypse in motion“. The nuclear submarine K-329 “Belgorod” carries a powerful nuclear missile “Poseidon”, capable of firing a projectile up to 10,000 kilometers under water, which will cause a radioactive tsunami.
According to an Italian newspaper Republicthe Atlantic Alliance fears that the submarine may be preparing experience this powerful torpedowhen he surfaced in the Arctic Sea, after it was alleged that he could be involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
With a length of 184 m and a width of 15 m, the submarine can move under water at a speed of up to 60 km/h, can withstand up to 120 days without surfacing, and carries a powerful gun named after Sea god.
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“This is a completely new weapon that can force Western navies to change their plans,” expert H.I. Sutton told an Italian newspaper.
The Poseidon was unveiled by Russia in 2018 as an attempt to outdo itself in the military, and it is a 24-meter projectile capable of lifting two megaton nuclear wave.
For the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the top leaders of the Moscow government continue to voice nuclear threats. The authorities in Washington began to think through all possible scenarios in case President Vladimir Putin decides to use this type of weapon in practice in order to restore respect for power and compensate for the failures of the troops Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine, indicates Washington Post.
Last Friday, tactical nuclear weapons again sounded in the speech of the President of Russia, which he once again strengthened”who will use all available means“defend your territory – especially at that stage of the conflict when already managed to annex four provinces eastern Ukraine.
In addition, Putin specifically reminded all listeners of one of the world’s greatest disasters, citing President Harry S. Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan 77 years ago to set a precedent. newspaper of North America.
Despite the frequency of harsh speeches, US officials still believe that the likelihood of Putin using nuclear weapons is slim. At the American level, this strategy would not be good for Russian diplomacy, as a recent Pentagon analysis suggested there would be few military gains and an angry international response would destabilize the powers on their side. like in chinawhose support Russia needs, clarifies the same source mentioned above.
However, some Russian analysts have suggested detonating one of these munitions in an isolated location, such as the Black Sea, as a show of force, or even hitting a Ukrainian base. Washington Post.
These hypotheses and threats represent exactly the phase of history that the vast majority of Americans and Russians did not want to repeat, believing that it ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
