Putin unveils underwater Poseidon nuclear drone that can trigger 300ft tsunamis to wipe out Russia’s enemy naval bases
The massive weapon will carry two megatons of nuclear power and have the potential to cause mass destruction - Russia plans to have it finished by 2027
By Kelly Pigram
18th May 2018, 10:57 am
Updated: 18th May 2018, 11:58 am
VLADIMIR Putin has unveiled a massive underwater drone that could cause 300ft tsunamis with its two megatons of nuclear power.
The Poseidon nuclear drone will travel underwater in a specialised submarine – it has been designed to wipe out enemy naval bases.
Putin revealed his state-of-the-art weapon during his State of the Nation address to the Russian federal assembly on March 1.
He said the weapon is “primarily designed to destroy enemy naval bases”.
But according to experts, if deployed the weapon could produce tsunamis capable of causing mass destruction equal to that of the natural disaster in Fukushima, Japan in 2011.
Rex Richardson, a physicist, told Business Insider: “A well-placed nuclear weapon of yield in the range 20MT to 50MT near a sea coast could certainly couple enough energy to equal the 2011 tsunami, perhaps much more.”
Russian president Vladimir Putin said nothing in the world will be capable of withstanding his new nuclear weapon
He also said that the weapon and ensuing tsunami could blow ocean sediment into the air and create a radioactive dust cloud over nearby cities.
Over 20,000 people were killed or reported missing when a tsunami ravaged Fukushima in 2011.
Putin said his weapon will be armed with both conventional and nuclear power to destroy enemy infrastructure.
Putin’s massive Poseidon drone will carry a two-megaton nuclear weapon
It could be in operation by 2027
Putin said the weapon was designed so Russia could destroy enemy naval bases
If deployed underwater, it could cause a tsunami as big as 300ft
It will travel at speeds of 60-70 knots underwater in a specially built submarine
The weapon was unveiled by Vladimir Putin during his State of the Nation address on March 1
Experts have warned the damage could match Japan’s 2011 tsunami when 20,000 people died
He said the weapon will have “hardly any vulnerabilities” and “nothing in the world will be capable of withstanding it”.
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Sergei Koroyov said the new weapon would enable the fleet to accomplish a broad range of missions in waters adjacent to enemy territory.
Trials of the drone’s basic element have already been carried out.
The massive weapon will carry two megatons of nuclear power and have the potential to cause mass destruction - Russia plans to have it finished by 2027
By Kelly Pigram
18th May 2018, 10:57 am
Updated: 18th May 2018, 11:58 am
VLADIMIR Putin has unveiled a massive underwater drone that could cause 300ft tsunamis with its two megatons of nuclear power.
The Poseidon nuclear drone will travel underwater in a specialised submarine – it has been designed to wipe out enemy naval bases.
Putin revealed his state-of-the-art weapon during his State of the Nation address to the Russian federal assembly on March 1.
He said the weapon is “primarily designed to destroy enemy naval bases”.
But according to experts, if deployed the weapon could produce tsunamis capable of causing mass destruction equal to that of the natural disaster in Fukushima, Japan in 2011.
Rex Richardson, a physicist, told Business Insider: “A well-placed nuclear weapon of yield in the range 20MT to 50MT near a sea coast could certainly couple enough energy to equal the 2011 tsunami, perhaps much more.”
Russian president Vladimir Putin said nothing in the world will be capable of withstanding his new nuclear weapon
He also said that the weapon and ensuing tsunami could blow ocean sediment into the air and create a radioactive dust cloud over nearby cities.
Over 20,000 people were killed or reported missing when a tsunami ravaged Fukushima in 2011.
Putin said his weapon will be armed with both conventional and nuclear power to destroy enemy infrastructure.
Putin’s massive Poseidon drone will carry a two-megaton nuclear weapon
It could be in operation by 2027
Putin said the weapon was designed so Russia could destroy enemy naval bases
If deployed underwater, it could cause a tsunami as big as 300ft
It will travel at speeds of 60-70 knots underwater in a specially built submarine
The weapon was unveiled by Vladimir Putin during his State of the Nation address on March 1
Experts have warned the damage could match Japan’s 2011 tsunami when 20,000 people died
He said the weapon will have “hardly any vulnerabilities” and “nothing in the world will be capable of withstanding it”.
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Sergei Koroyov said the new weapon would enable the fleet to accomplish a broad range of missions in waters adjacent to enemy territory.
Trials of the drone’s basic element have already been carried out.
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