Putin says Russia tested Poseidon nuclear-capable super torpedo


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  • Wednesday, 29 Oct 2025

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Russian state TV network RT (formerly Russia Today) at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia October 17, 2025. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had tested a Poseidon nuclear-powered super autonomous torpedo and that it had been a great success.

There are few confirmed details about the Poseidon in the public domain but it is essentially an autonomous nuclear-capable torpedo which is capable of triggering radioactive ocean swells to render coastal cities uninhabitable.

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