Russian President Vladimir V. Putin announced on Wednesday the successful test of Poseidon nuclear-powered torpedo, Poseidon, one of the nation's latest strategic "superweapons."
"For the first time, we managed not only to launch it with a launch engine from a carrier submarine, but also to launch the nuclear power unit on which this device passed a certain amount of time," Putin said.
"There is nothing like this," he said, adding there was no way to intercept the Poseidon, which analysts believe has a range of 10,000 km (6,200 miles) and can travel at about 185 km per hour.
There are few confirmed details about the Poseidon, named after the ancient Greek god of the sea, but it is essentially a nuclear-capable cross between a torpedo and a drone.
The unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) was reportedly tested on Tuesday. Putin touted the drone's capabilities, stating, "There is nothing like this in the world in terms of the speed and the depth of the movement of this unmanned vehicle—and it is unlikely there ever will be," adding that there were "no ways to intercept" it.
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