Putin tests nuclear submarine torpedo capable of causing 'radioactive tsunami'

"There are few confirmed details about the Poseidon in the public domain but experts say it is capable of triggering radioactive ocean swells to render coastal cities uninhabitable, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. "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. "There is nothing like this.""

"Speaking at a meeting with soldiers wounded in Ukraine, Putin said the Poseidon drone was tested while running on nuclear power for the first time. He said Poseidon is unmatched in speed and depth and "there is no way to intercept it." He said the nuclear reactor that powers Poseidon is "100 times smaller" than those on submarines, and the power of its nuclear warhead is "significantly higher than that of our prospective Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.""

Russia announced a successful test of the nuclear-powered Poseidon underwater drone, stating the device ran on nuclear power for the first time. Experts note few confirmed public details but warn it could trigger radioactive ocean swells to render coastal cities uninhabitable, per the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Officials claimed the system is unmatched in speed and depth and impossible to intercept, with a reactor described as 100 times smaller than submarine reactors and a warhead more powerful than the prospective Sarmat ICBM. The announcement followed tests of other Russian nuclear-capable systems and international moves to resume or expand nuclear stockpiles.

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