A report in the Russian media claims that the first production examples of the country’s Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-tipped, ultra-long-endurance torpedoes have been built. These will initially be provided to the Russian Navy’s shadowy Project 09852 Belgorod, the world’s longest submarine — but, at this stage, it’s unclear if the torpedoes actually have their nuclear warheads fitted. According to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency, “the first batch of Poseidon ammunition… – The Drive Photo: Russian Ministry of Defence (screengrab)
