Putin claims Russia’s Poseidon nuclear underwater drone exceeds the power of the Sarmat intercontinental missile and can create destructive radioactive waves.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia had a « huge success » testing its Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drone, describing the system as a major step in the country’s strategic weapons program, according to Reuters.
« 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. »
« The Poseidon’s power significantly exceeds the power of even our most promising Sarmat intercontinental-range missile », he said, referring to Russia’s SATAN II model.
