“This weapon (the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle -
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) is scary because it can be aimed at US cities on any coast.
Russia plans to launch Poseidon from its K-329 Belgorod submarine, Eastwood wrote.
The Russian military can use the S-400 Triumph air defense system not only to destroy enemy manned aircraft, but also against cruise and ballistic missiles at a distance of up to 250 miles, he said.
Among other dangerous types of Russian weapons, Eastwood noted the Pantsir S-1 anti-aircraft missile and cannon system (ZRPK), the Mi-28NM attack helicopter and the Yars missile systems.
Earlier, National Interest columnist Mark Episkopos spoke about the prospects of a threat to the American carrier strike group from Russian weapons.
According to him, the Russian Zircon missile could pose a threat to an aircraft carrier strike group of the US Navy.