Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Russia Deploys Its Newest Stealth Nuclear-Ballistic Submarine



National Interest: Russia New Stealth Submarine Is Armed with 72 Nuclear Warheads

It could kill millions. Here is all we know about it.

On May 22, 2018, the Russian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky slipped beneath the waves of the Arctic White Sea. Hatches along the submerged boat’s spine opened, flooding the capacious tubes beneath. Moments later, an undersea volcano seemingly erupted from the depths.

Amidst roiling smoke, four stubby-looking missiles measuring twelve-meters in length emerged one by one. Momentarily, they seemed on the verge of faltering backward into the sea before their solid-fuel rockets ignited, propelling them high into the stratosphere. The four missiles soared across Russia to land in a missile test range on the Kamchatka peninsula, roughly 3,500 miles away.

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Update #1: Russia's First Borei-A-Class Missile Sub to Enter Second Round of Sea Trials in June (The Diplomat)
Update #2: Russia to complete Borei and Yasen series of nuclear-powered submarines in 2023-2024 (TASS)

WNU Editor: This is probably the most lethal weapon's platform in the Russian military.