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PO1 Kevin Dougherty
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Color me skeptical ... Will she be formidable? Maybe. She is a monster for sure, and IF the Poseidon nuclear torpedo system actually works as advertised, a serious threat. On the other hand, she is a stretched Oscar II hull, boats well known to our submarine warriors, and known to be not particularly stealthy. Barring major acoustic performance improvements, she should be relatively easy for our subs to track.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
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Wow! Along with the Jewish space lasers, we are really screwed...
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Not to ignore the pizza clan.
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Jon Lockett
17:43 ET, Jun 26 2021
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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