Putin, Poseidon and drone
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Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted this week that Russia has tested a nuclear-powered super torpedo, the Poseidon, that was unstoppable and more powerful than a nuclear missile. It was the second announcement in a week of Russian trials involving nuclear-capable weapons systems.
Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate.
Russia tested Poseidon nuclear torpedo capable of destroying cities with radioactive tsunamis: Putin
The Poseidon’s power significantly exceeds the power of even our most promising Sarmat intercontinental range missile,” Putin said.
The MAGA leader pledged on last year’s campaign trail that he would secure a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office. It’s now been 279 days since “day one” of his second presidency—with no end to the conflict in sight.
EADaily, October 29th, 2025. Russia has successfully tested the Poseidon underwater unmanned aerial vehicle with a nuclear power plant, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to the P.V.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, while meeting wounded soldiers in Moscow, announced the first successful test of Poseidon, a nuclear-powered underwater drone capable of generating radioactive ocean waves.
EXCLUSIVE: The Poseidon announcement "is widely viewed as a propaganda flex aimed at global deterrence and domestic reassurance", said Yuriy Boyechko.