Equipped with a nuclear torpedo: what is the “mother of all submarines” doing near NATO shores?

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Satellite images revealed that the new Russian submarine “Belgrade”, which is equipped with a nuclear torpedo, was seen to be located about 435 km from NATO borders and anchored in the port of Svorodinsk near Finland. This was reported today (Thursday) in the British newspaper “The Sun”.

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The Belgrade submarine is a project that was restored after more than 30 years of research and development, dating back to the days of the Soviet Union. In early July, the Russian Navy received the submarine K-329, Belgorod, which is described as one of the largest submarines in the world. It bears the name of a Russian city located 35 km from the border with Ukraine. It is about 184 meters long and is capable of carrying nuclear torpedoes. It has a speed of 70 knots and operates at a depth of 100 meters, is 18 meters wide and nine meters high and is powered by two engines nuclear

The submarine can stay in the water for long periods and strike underwater and coastal targets up to 600 miles away from the mother submarine that carries the weapon. It can carry 100 megatons of nuclear bombs and small drones for covert missions, such as cutting submarine internet cables. marine

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Sputnik/Sergey Ilyin/Kremlin via REUTERS)

A British expert on Russian affairs explained that “the state of panic emphasized by the Western media when the Russian submarine entered service last July, reveals the extent of the successes of the Russian military industry sector, especially with Putin’s interest in the development of the military in recent years. The submarine is particularly large, which allows it to launch Smaller submarines and underwater drones to carry out secret missions, especially that its nuclear power helps to move secretly anywhere in the world, which is a big shock for the West, that’s why it is called the ‘destroyer of cities and infrastructure’ and the ‘mother of all submarines’.”

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