Russian 'doomsday machine' nuke could wipe out coastal infrastructure with 300ft tsunamis

The Daily Mail (London) ^ | 24APR18 | SARA MALM

[familyop]

Back in the ‘70s, my cousin had a little flag with a national name under it on the bumper of his car. I stared at it and asked, “What’s that, man? Doucheland?” He said, “No, you freak. It’s Doytchland.”

[SauronOfMordor]

It doesn’t need to be a torpedo. You can put a pretty big device inside an unmanned submersible. The transporting sub doesn’t need to do more than drop it off and scoot.

[sauropod]

There was underwater testing of nukes done fairly early on. I wonder what size devices were used and what size waves were produced as a result of such usage.

[Ikeon]

Traction drive. but they would be blind. 56kts, a lot of ocean covered in a short time. Imagine driving on the freeway in western Montana at night, without a moon or headlights. You may or may not hit someone or something.

[McGruff]

...experts say....

[Pontiac]

Yep, I added a K that shouldn’t be there.

The ASROC might be effective but it is no longer nuclear tipped either.

And it being on a surface ship is more vulnerable.

[Cincinatus]

Have a look at this:

Wahoo and Umbrella tests

[Jeff Chandler]

Doomsday bomb, huh? Well that may be but how inclusive it their military?

[Pontiac]

Traction drive. but they would be blind.

Do you maybe mean ‘caterpillar drive’ or ‘magnetohydrodynamic drive’?

Caterpillar drive may be silent, but it isn’t fast. It could never get close to 50 kts.

I had thought about the issue of the sub being blind at that speed. But it is a drone and would be on a predetermined course. Cruising at depth on the predetermined route its only hazards would be whales and other subs.

In a war in which this weapon would be used it may be considered an acceptable risk.

And I am guessing that its speed is for purely defensive purposes; escaping a sub killer. Short sprints not long marathons.

[ReaganGeneration2]

[zeestephen]

I wonder how the exact physical dynamics would work?

The initial blast would turn all the seawater within a certain range into super heated gas.

So, I guess a huge amount of surrounding water would rush in, causing a giant wave?

[Blueflag]

check out the Boeing HAAWC MK54 ;-)

air launched, from the P-8.

[Pontiac]

Cool idea. It has got to make the pilots a lot more comfortable.

I can imagine they would be sweating bullets dipping that big plane down to 100 feet to drop that torpedo.

[gigster]

I’ll believe it if and when I read It in Janes

[a fool in paradise]

>>So now we’ve got a doomsday gap. I hate it when that happens.

What gap?

Obama’s stated goal was to reduce the US’s nuclear arsenal to ZERO.

He wanted to completely surrender to foreign powers (Communist and Islamist). He was a traitor of the highest order and did not uphold his oath of office.

[a fool in paradise]

>>Russia’s new nuclear drone submarine could be capable of causing 300ft-high tsunamis

It better be a drone, wouldn’t be good to be sitting inside a tin-can underwater when the explosive force comes blowing back.

[TruthFactor]

More Leftist Propaganda via Saul Alinsky tactics.

[Jed Eckert]

"If he fires one I'll fire one."

And then we hear Fire Control respond "Fire One". (Ooops.)

[Ikeon]

Until they get a sonar that is silent, any sub at high speed just means you have to lead them a little more with a offensive weapons shot.. Not faster that a sub rock...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

“When you wish to bury bombs, there’s no limit...”