The source of the NATO reporting name remains unclear, although it is often claimed to be related to the use of the word "typhoon" ("тайфун") by Leonid Brezhnev in a 1974 speech while describing a new type of nuclear ballistic missile submarine.
With a submerged displacement of 48,000 tons, the Typhoons are the largest class of submarine ever built, large enough to accommodate decent living facilities for the crew when submerged for months on end. The Project 941 or Akula, Russian "Акула" ("Shark") class submarine ( NATO reporting name: Typhoon) is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s.
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The release of the nuclear convoy video and the revelations about the Belgorod submarine’s movements come after Putin made a series of veiled threats to use nuclear weapons in the war, which has been going increasingly poorly for Moscow’s battered forces. Hans Christensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, noted that Poseidon torpedoes are still in the development stage and won’t be operational for at least the next several years. NATO intelligence reportedly believes that the cutting-edge submarine, officially known as K-329 Belgorod, remains in the Arctic waters and may be on its way to the Kara Sea, off the coast of Russia’s Novaya Zemlya island, to conduct a series of secret tests. It will reshape naval planning in both Russia and the West, leading to new requirements and new counter-weapons.” “Poseidon is a completely new category of weapon. Sutton wrote on his website Covert Shores in March. “This nuclear ‘mega torpedo’ is unique in the history of the world,” American submarine expert H.I. The APCs reportedly belong to the secretive 12th Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for maintaining the country’s nuclear arsenal.Ĥ NATO has warned member states that Russia’s Belgorod submarine - the largest in the world and capable of carrying “doomsday” nukes - has left its base. The pro-Russian Telegram channel Rybar shared on Sunday a video showing a freight train hauling upgraded armored personnel carriers (APCs) and other sophisticated military equipment through central Russia, the Daily Mail reported.
These latest maneuvers could signal an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin’s willingness to escalate the war following a series of embarrassing defeats on the battlefield, including the loss of a key city in Donetsk and the most recent setbacks in the Kherson region.
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