Russia to test ‘Doomsday Drone’ in high Arctic
Launched from a submarine, the Poseidon drone is designed to send a deadly tsunami wave into a populated coastlines
by Dave Makichuk May 26, 2020
Powered by a small nuclear reactor and with a range of about 10,000 kilometers, the Poseidon underwater drone could when detonated send a deadly tens-of-meters-high tsunami wave into the nearest city or naval base.
Shaped like a giant torpedo and nicknamed the “Doomsday Drone,†it is built to carry a nuclear warhead weighing up to two megatons and is designed to autonomously cross the North Atlantic.
Russia plans to test its unmanned “doomsday nuke†in its Arctic waters this fall, one year after a fatal nuclear-powered missile accident led to a radiation spike in a nearby city and grabbed international headlines.
https://asiatimes.com/2020/05/russia-set-to-test-doomsday-drone-in-high-arctic/
