In the fall of last year, many Western media reported on the Poseidon underwater drone equipped with a thermonuclear warhead, describing it as a means that Moscow might use to terrorize the world.

In an article published by the Russian newspaper "Izvestia", Dmitry Kornev says that the launch of this torpedo from a submarine or aircraft cannot be tracked, and it is difficult to predict what might result from it, indicating that Russia has begun work on developing a project to establish the fourth component of the nuclear deterrent forces of missiles, bombs and torpedoes. Since the late eighties of the last century.

The writer added that the progress achieved by Russia in the field of nuclear energy, computer control systems and materials science enabled it to start implementing Project 627 for nuclear submarines, knowing that work on implementing the project known as "Poseidon" was launched in the late eighties by the "Makeev" Center. Government Missile, and the "Rubin Design" office of the Russian United Shipbuilding Corporation.

And in the nineties of the last century, according to the author, Russia established integrated nuclear power plants, which opened the way for the manufacture of underwater vehicles on an unlimited scale.

And in the mid-2000s, work began on the production of experimental prototypes, along with the testing of individual components of the product.

According to the author, the first experimental model of the B-90 Sarov submarine was launched in October 2008. In 2015, the Russian TV channel NTV broadcast a presentation of the "Stats 6 Poseidon" project, which aims to destroy sites. important for the enemy's economy in coastal areas, and damage to his territory by creating large-scale radioactive contamination areas.

After that, specifically in 2016, the American media reported, referring to intelligence data, that the "Sarov" submarine launched a nuclear-powered "Kanyon" guided missile, also known as "States 6 Poseidon", which is the old name of the Poseidon project, which It was named after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced for the first time in March 2018 the creation of an underwater drone in Russia dedicated to destroying sea and coastal targets.


In addition to the nuclear triad

The writer notes that Poseidon is an underwater robotic vehicle on a boat and a marine robot complex, developed by the "Rubin Design" office of the Russian United Shipbuilding Company.

Currently, Russia is conducting preliminary tests on the Poseidon complex, which was designed for the development of the research nuclear submarine "Belgorod", which is equipped with six huge launchers.

It is expected that several Poseidon prototypes will be launched in 2023 for testing.

It is possible that all necessary tests for the "Poseidon" submarine on its own and on board the Belgorod will be completed by 2025.

The writer reveals Russia's readiness to establish a new fourth component of the nuclear deterrence forces and to include a new command in the fleet, which will be responsible for operating, deploying, planning and using a new type of nuclear weapon.

Given the unlimited range of the Poseidon, it is capable of hitting coastal sites in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans, as well as the possibility of using it against a number of ships at one time.

In conclusion, the author refers to the possibility of using Poseidon for peaceful purposes such as research missions, stressing at the same time that a retaliatory strike from under the water in the event of a nuclear missile attack remains the main task of Poseidon.