NEWSLINK: “Pentagon Says Russia Is Building Nuclear Torpedo Described as “Doomsday” Weapon” – Slate/Daniel Politi

Russian Nuclear Submarine

“[A] Pentagon document * * * publicly acknowledge[s] for the first time that Russia is ‘developing … a new intercontinental, nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered, undersea autonomous torpedo.’ Known as a ‘Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System’ many analysts have described it as a ‘doomsday’ weapon … theoretically … [with] the capacity to destroy an entire coastal city. … ‘essentially a drone-type device fired underwater that can potentially travel thousands of miles and strike U.S. coastal targets such as military bases or cities,’ explains CNN. The weapon would be more powerful than anything currently in the U.S. or Russian arsenal, potentially triggering a tsunami wave of radioactive water that could completely destroy a coastal city. …”

 

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