Ukraine war briefing: Putin boasts of nuclear-driven torpedo that would swamp cities with radioactive tsunami

"US and Russian officials have both described Poseidon as a new category of retaliatory weapon, with a nuclear warhead capable of triggering a radioactive tsunami to render coastal cities uninhabitable. Arms control experts say the weapon breaks most of the traditional nuclear deterrence and classification rules. It is launched from a submarine like a torpedo, but is claimed to be able to loiter as an underwater drone before attacking with its nuclear warhead."

"Putin told soldiers wounded in the Ukraine war that the Poseidon test had taken place on Tuesday. For the first time, we managed not only to launch it with a launch engine from a carrier submarine, but also to launch the nuclear power unit on which this device passed a certain amount of time, Putin said. This is a huge success, Putin said, claiming that the power of the Poseidon exceeded Russia's Sarmat intercontinental missile."

Russia announced a successful test of the Poseidon nuclear-propelled torpedo-drone. US and Russian officials described Poseidon as a new category of retaliatory weapon with a nuclear warhead capable of triggering a radioactive tsunami to render coastal cities uninhabitable. Arms control experts say the weapon breaks traditional nuclear deterrence and classification rules. The device is launched from a submarine like a torpedo and is claimed to be able to loiter as an underwater drone before attacking. Russia also announced an hours-long flight of a Burevestnik missile whose nuclear motor could spew hazardous radiation. Ukrainian forces are fighting around Pokrovsk while Kyiv rejects claims of encirclement amid reports of heavy Russian troop deployments.

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