To meet the ambitions of President Vladimir Putin, who wants to make Russia a great international military power, a "super weapon" is being developed, according to CNN, quoting a number of experts.
"Le Point" French magazine quoted "CNN" as saying that this weapon is a nuclear torpedo capable of infiltrating the sea floor, bypassing the coastal defenses of potential enemies, and causing radiation tsunami waves.
This nuclear weapon is called "Poseidon 2M39", and it will be able to launch a warhead with a number of megawatts, capable of wiping out entire parts of the coast under attack and making it uninhabitable for a very long time, according to "CNN." that".
Poseidon is the god of the sea and oceans in Greek mythology, but he will also be the name of a major Russian armament project.
Le Point says that international experts, especially in the United States, are studying this threat seriously, pointing out that the beginning of this project was in 2015, when the famous torpedo was just a plan aimed at intimidation, but the development of this "super weapon" is now taking place at an accelerated pace.
The magazine adds that Putin has put pressure on his Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu regarding this matter, and the Poseidon 2M39 project may enter the testing phase in the coming months, noting that submarines designed to carry this stealth weapon have already been tested, according to Russian media.
Katarzyna Zisk, a professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Research, believes that this nuclear torpedo is, in fact, part of the negotiating card for Russia, which attaches increasing importance to the Arctic regions.
The expert adds - in an interview with CNN - that the goal of this project is "to intimidate and make it a negotiating paper in the future, perhaps in the arms control debate."
But for the project to be intimidating, Zisk says, "it must be seen as" (trustworthy), and (it appears to be true). "
Nuclear tests also pose a serious threat to the environment, says LeBoan, as Andreas Stinson, head of Norwegian intelligence, said, "We are concerned about the environment, it is not just theory," referring to the Nyonoxa accident in August 2019, which caused There is an alleged explosion of a Burevestnik cruise missile.