Posted on 06/28/2021 6:39:41 PM PDT by bitt
RUSSIA'S "city killer" submarine has set sail for the first time packed with nuclear drones capable of triggering monster tsunamis.
The 604ft Belgorod - which is twice the size of the Royal Navy's Astute-class attack subs - reportedly took to the sea for the first time on Friday.
The 14,700-tonne war machine bristles with nuclear-tipped underwater drone torpedoes - each guided by artificial intelligence.
The secretive launch came after Vladimir Putin's navy vowed to sink British warships the next time they sail too close to Crimea.
The war talk followed a face-off in the Black Sea where HMS Defender was accused of making a "deliberate provocation" by the Kremlin as it entered waters deemed to be Russian territory.
Experts fear the Belgorod's huge torpedoes could be detonated underwater sparking 300ft high waves which could devastate coastal cities.
The giant sub is reportedly operated on behalf of the nation's secretive Main Directorate of Undersea Research and is thought to be fitted with up to eight nuclear-armed torpedoes.
Each of the 79ft weapons is capable of carrying warheads with an explosive power of two megatons.
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Great to know that you are on top of it and running our navy so well ... be sure to tell every one at the Pentagon of your expertise and vast knowledge.
Experts fear the Belgorod’s huge torpedoes could be detonated underwater sparking 300ft high waves which could devastate coastal cities.
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I want the “experts” named, because this is the hyperbolic BS I’ve seen in awhile. Looks like the DS is trying to kindle a ware between Russia/China and Europe/US. I suppose for the elites, WW3 would be positive for their fat stock portfolios.
21 Boomers say “nyet”.
Maybe Xiden can give him a list of cities too.
The article is about a Russian sub, so people will comment primarily about the subject of the article.
If the article was talking about our boats and ships, then expect comments about our Navy’s capabilities. . .or lack of capability.
Remember: The Navy, it’s not just a job. . .it’s a silly job.
Well stated and accurate assessment.
Nuclear powered torpedoes? Did they get cold fusion working?
yeah, that pretty much sums it up, doesn’t it?
turd-o....china..staging...now.....everything else is smoke.
turd-o....china..staging...now.....everything else is smoke.
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Very cryptic.
does it have a caterpillar drive?
:: Jaws VII will be a rouge Russian nuke harassing fishermen ::
Rouge, you say?
Hunt for Red October?
Excellent point, Lowell!
I'm now wondering if the intent might also be to cause widespread damage tens (or maybe even hundreds???) of miles up and down the coastline from a city? If you can cause total devastating damage along a 200 mile stretch of coastline, that might very well be worth the expenditure of eight nukes. Woe be to any military installation, important infrastructure, etc., that happen to lie along that stretch of the coast.
I just don't know how far a big tidal wave can extend up and down a coastline. Couldn't find any mention on Google about, say, some prehistoric giant tidal wave that wiped out a thousand miles of coastline in twenty minutes. Then the city angle is just a ruse and this becomes more about a mighty body shot that brings a giant to his knees, especially if it's a simultaneous attack along both coasts and the gulf.
And the ASW mission has been neglected at least since 9/11, probably since Clinton. For one example, there is no longer a dedicated fixed wing carrier-based ASW aircraft. There was all through the Cold War.
And the ASW mission has been neglected at least since 9/11, probably since Clinton.
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Figures
Wow this is not the Bee ?
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