The Kursk, which had been named after the July 1943 Battle of Kursk, the largest tank engagement in history, was one of eleven nuclear-powered Project 949A Antey ( Oscar II) boats built at Seveorvinsk, and was one of the five assigned to the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet. The crew had not been adequately trained to handle those weapons. Though the weapon is powerful enough to destroy an aircraft carrier with a single hit, the Soviet Union inexplicably designed the torpedo to run on hydrogen peroxide fuel, which is highly volatile and requires careful handling. The Kursk‘s wreckage was recovered and the accident was ultimately traced to the Type-65-76A torpedo. The first one was also the worst when in August 2000 the nuclear-powered Kursk sank in the Barents Sea due to an explosion in its torpedo room, which killed all 118 of its crew. However, since 2000, the Russian Navy has had its own share of submarine disasters. Russia was recently forced to pull back from the eastern city of Lyman, which is located in the Donetsk region that Russia recently annexed.Throughout the Cold War, there had been a number of tragic accidents involving Soviet submarines due to lax safety measures. has prodded Russia to tone down its rhetoric. for creating a "precedent” for deploying nuclear weapons during World War II. During a signing event, Putin blasted the U.S. Putin recently signed an agreement to annex four regions in eastern Ukraine.
Other top Russian figures such as Putin’s attack dog Ramzan Kadyrov have openly toyed with the prospects of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, though Russian officials such as spokesman Dmitry Peskov have walked that back.ĬLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin spooked the West when he pledged to defend the "territorial integrity of our Motherland" by "all the means at our disposal." His comments were interpreted as a nuclear threat. Western officials believe Russia may conduct testing in the Kara Sea.
The submarine's disappearance has prompted concerns that Russia is gearing up to test its powerful weapons system.īelgorod entered service in July and is thought to be one of the largest submarines in the world, the New York Post reported. The submarine is reportedly armed with Poseidon nuclear torpedoes that can create "nuclear tsunamis" near coastal regions, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported.
In tandem with reports of the train's movements out of central Russia, NATO has reportedly warned its members that a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, Belgorod, has moved from its spot in the Arctic harbor. military official reiterated to reporters on Monday the United States has “seen nothing to compel us to change our posture." However, Russia has spurred concerns over recent weeks about its nuclear stockpile as it continues to incur setbacks on the battlefield in neighboring Ukraine. 1) It could be a form of signalling to the West that Moscow is escalating 2) Russian RVSN forces usually train extensively during autumn 2/3- Konrad Muzyka - Rochan Consulting October 2, 2022Ī senior U.S. There are other more likely explanations. Does that mean that this video shows preparations for a nuclear release? Not really.
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