Could this mark a return to the Cold War Era in the seas?
While a new and large submarine may not sound like a massive leap forward, the Belgorod's talking point is not just its size but what it can pack on the inside. The design of the Belgorod is based on the Oscar II-class submarines that Russia uses for guided-missile submarines. At 608 feet , the Belgorod dwarfs the U.S. Navy's Ohio-class submarines that are about 569 feet long.
Information about the weapon is largely under wraps, but Poseidon is expected to be 20-30 times the size of a conventional torpedo and possess the capability to sneak past coastal defenses by traveling along the sea floor for hundreds of miles.Worse still, the Poseidon, which is currently under design, is expected to be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, to"inundate U.S. coastal cities with radioactive tsunamis" CNN quoted Christopher A.
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