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Russia to adopt "superpower submarine" causing tsunami

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13 February 2021

Pavel Lvov / RIA Novosti

The Russian Ministry of Defense is preparing to adopt the Project 09852 nuclear submarine Belgorod, the longest submarine in the world.

The length of the vessel is 180 meters. This submarine can be considered the last submarine departed superpowers - although the Premier League was officially founded after the disintegration of Soviet Union, July 24, 1992, but in fact its construction began earlier passed "Izvestia".

The publication notes that "Belgorod" will become the first regular carrier of nuclear torpedoes "Poseidon", with the help of which a retaliatory nuclear strike can be delivered on the territory of a potential enemy if he attacks first.

The highest population density and the largest cities and industrial centers are located near the coastline. A nuclear explosion of enormous power near the enemy's territory, in addition to the damaging factors themselves, will also cause a tsunami , - the publication says.

It is clarified that in addition to the Poseidons, the submarine can receive an autonomous uninhabited vehicle "Harpsichord-2R-PM", as well as nuclear deep-water stations like the AS-31 "Losharik".

Earlier, the head of the Admiralty Shipyards, Alexander Buzakov, said that the first two serial diesel-electric submarines of the fourth generation of Project 677 Lada would be armed with Kalibr cruise missiles. He added that the boats "Kronstadt" and "Velikie Luki", the second and third in the project 677, have been in various stages of construction for over 15 years. Their handover to the Navy is scheduled for 2022. The lead submarine “Saint Petersburg”, armed only with mine and torpedo weapons, joined the fleet in 2010, NEWS.ru wrote.


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