It appears the Russians let some technical details slip on their "Status-6" nuclear torpedo/submersible.
There is some debate about whether this represents intentional signaling on behalf the of Russians or if it was a legitimate mistake in showing a shot of the technical document. The fact that Russian sources quickly removed the video seems to indicate a legitimate slip up rather than something along the lines of NORK's style of deliberately leaving things in the background.
A nuclear tipped torpedo is nothing new, but this appears to be more of an autonomous submersible with a large dirty (possibly Cobalt) bomb designed to contaminate a large area rather than just a torpedo with a big explosion. The giant torpedo's range is given as "up to 10,000km" and depth of "up to 1,000m" with a speed of "100 knots".
This appears to be a reaction to maintain strategic deterrence in an environment in which ICBMs may be intercepted by the US in the future.
BBC Link
Russianforces.org
There is some debate about whether this represents intentional signaling on behalf the of Russians or if it was a legitimate mistake in showing a shot of the technical document. The fact that Russian sources quickly removed the video seems to indicate a legitimate slip up rather than something along the lines of NORK's style of deliberately leaving things in the background.
A nuclear tipped torpedo is nothing new, but this appears to be more of an autonomous submersible with a large dirty (possibly Cobalt) bomb designed to contaminate a large area rather than just a torpedo with a big explosion. The giant torpedo's range is given as "up to 10,000km" and depth of "up to 1,000m" with a speed of "100 knots".
This appears to be a reaction to maintain strategic deterrence in an environment in which ICBMs may be intercepted by the US in the future.
BBC Link
Russianforces.org
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