MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Vladimir Putin unveils Russia’s new technological weapons; Israel and Hamas strive to uphold a shaky ceasefire in Gaza; and Donald Trump strikes a trade deal with South Korea during his Asia tour. These stories topped Thursday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the testing of the Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater vehicle during a meeting with service members undergoing treatment at the Central Military Clinical Hospital. This is what experts describe as a "doomsday weapon" due to its enormous destructive power, Izvestia writes.
Poseidon’s entry into service will mark a quantum leap in the development of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces, experts note. The vehicle’s main feature is its unlimited range, and its nuclear power unit allows it to stay underwater for extended periods. It is comparable in size to a small submarine but is a fully robotic vehicle with a unique ability to carry out combat duty stealthily along with traditional strategic nuclear forces, military expert Dmitry Kornev said.
"The move to include Poseidon in Russia’s nuclear triad establishes a new system of strategic deterrence. This factor, along with the deployment of other advanced weapons such as the Burevestnik cruise missile, cannot be ignored by our partners amid preparations for talks on strategic weapons. The creation of systems like Poseidon may become an additional incentive for Washington to resume negotiations and develop new rules of the game," Kornev stated.
