Fresh from a Moscow military hospital where he consoled Ukraine war veterans, President Vladimir Putin dropped a bombshell: Russia has nailed a test of its nuclear-fueled underwater beast, the Poseidon drone. “Unmatched speed, unfathomable depth—no interception possible,” he boasted, dubbing it a “doomsday machine” that could dwarf the punch of Russia’s top ICBM. Just days after unveiling the Burevestnik missile trial, this splashy reveal amps up the Kremlin’s saber-rattling as U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine stall.
Launch from the Depths: What Went Down
Putin spilled the details during his hospital visit, revealing Tuesday’s trial marked Poseidon’s first nuclear-powered run. “We didn’t just launch it from a carrier sub—we fired up the nuclear unit and let it prowl for hours,” he said, highlighting a reactor “100 times tinier” than sub standards yet packing a warhead “way fiercer” than the Sarmat’s. No independent verification yet, but Kremlin outlets claim the 20-meter, 100-ton titan zipped at 200 km/h—over 100 knots—plunging deeper than 1 km, invisible to foes.
NATO’s “Kanyon” (once Moscow’s “Status-6”) isn’t new—Putin hyped it in 2018 as one of six “superweapons” to counter U.S. missile shields. State media touts its unlimited range for stealthy coastal strikes, detonating to spawn radioactive tsunamis that could swamp cities with 500-meter waves of fallout-laced doom. Experts like Norway’s Bellona Foundation call it “really not good,” noting test prototypes have simmered for years, with full ops eyed for late this decade aboard new Khabarovsk-class subs.
Tsunami Terror: The Weapon’s Grim Promise
This isn’t subtle firepower. Poseidon skips traditional torpedoes for apocalypse-mode: a mega-yield nuke (up to 100 megatons) vaporizes seawater, birthing shockwaves that hurl contaminated surges ashore, poisoning land for generations. “It’s built to evade everything and hit where it hurts most—our coasts,” warns a Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists analysis, though physics skeptics question the wave hype, citing rapid offshore energy fade. Still, the psych-out factor? Massive. As X users buzz—”WWIII alert” or “unstoppable 100T monster”—Moscow’s flexing amid New START’s looming 100-day expiry.
Trump Fires Back: ‘End the War, Not Test Toys’
Timing? Impeccable—or incendiary. With Trump freezing a Budapest summit and slapping fresh sanctions, Putin’s one-two punch (Burevestnik Sunday, Poseidon now) screams defiance. The U.S. prez slammed the Burevestnik as “inappropriate,” leaking intel on a lurking American sub off Russia’s shore: “Putin should quit the war—a week-long scrap now dragging Year 4—instead of playing missile games.”
Dmitry Medvedev piled on X: “Cheers to Russia’s pals (and that Belgian defense dimwit) on Poseidon’s win—true doomsday, unlike Burevestnik.” Analysts see it as deterrence porn: Moscow’s nukes as the ultimate “no ceasefire” card against Western pressure.
Echoes of 2018: Superweapons or Bluff?
These aren’t lab dreams—Russia’s poured billions into Poseidon since unveiling it as anti-shield riposte. But skeptics whisper vaporware: Delays plague deployment, and tsunamis demand perfect hits. As exercises ramp and subs like the first Poseidon-carrier roll out from Severodvinsk, the world watches the Black Sea—and beyond—for ripples.
Putin’s hospital pep talk? A velvet glove on an iron fist. With Ukraine grinding on and arms talks frozen, Poseidon’s “success” isn’t just tech—it’s a tidal wave of warning. Will it drown diplomacy, or just make bigger waves?
Source: EuroNews.com
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