WW3: Putin’s doomsday nuclear-armed drone sub ‘could trigger 300ft tsunami to WIPE OUT LA’
RUSSIA is trialling a nuclear-capable drone capable of triggering deadly 300ft high tsunamis capable of devastating US coastal cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego, a defence industry source has said – further highlighting President Vladimir Putin’s belligerent stance in the same week he also unveiled plans to begin deploying of deadly hypersonic missiles within months.
By CIARAN MCGRATH
Express.co.uk
Wed, Dec 26, 2018
Mr Putin confirmed the development of the Poseidon strategic drone during his state-of-the-union address to both houses of the Russian parliament in March – and a defence industry source told state news agency Tass underwater tests had now started. He said: “In the sea area protected from a potential enemy’s reconnaissance means, the underwater trials of the nuclear propulsion unit of the Poseidon drone are underway.” He said the drone would be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead with a yield of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy naval bases.
Tass reported the reactor was installed in the hull of the operating drone, but stressed the tests were being held as part of experimental design work “rather than full-fledged sea trials” at this stage.
The Russian Navy is using one of its nuclear-powered submarines as the drone’s carrier during the trials, the source said.
The report was more vague about the delivery date of the weapon, which may not be operational until 2027.
Speaking to Business Insister in March after Mr Putin’s initial confirmation, Rex Richardson, a physicist who researches nuclear weapons, said: “A well-placed nuclear weapon of yield in the range 20 MT to 50 MT near a sea coast could certainly couple enough energy to equal the 2011 tsunami, and perhaps much more.”
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