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Russia produces first set of Poseidon super torpedoes

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Re: Russia produces first set of Poseidon super torpedoes

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The Poseidon torpedo is a nuclear powered, nuclear armed UAV - you can imagine it cruising around the oceans on near unlimited energy supply waiting for the order to strike at the pre-programmed target - an aircraft carrier it is trailing or a perhaps coastal city. It will either be a genuinely a new category of doomsday weapon or a white elephant, along the lines of Nazi super guns and 100T tanks.

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The Poseidon torpedo is a nuclear powered, nuclear armed UAV - you can imagine it cruising around the oceans on near unlimited energy supply waiting for the order to strike at the pre-programmed target - an aircraft carrier it is trailing or a perhaps coastal city. It will either be a genuinely a new category of doomsday weapon or a white elephant, along the lines of Nazi super guns and 100T tanks.

All sides already have that capability now and have for coming up to a century now.

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The Poseidon torpedo is a nuclear powered, nuclear armed UAV - you can imagine it cruising around the oceans on near unlimited energy supply waiting for the order to strike at the pre-programmed target - an aircraft carrier it is trailing or a perhaps coastal city. It will either be a genuinely a new category of doomsday weapon or a white elephant, along the lines of Nazi super guns and 100T tanks.

I can also image it wondering around the globe and mistaking a cruise ship for something and blowing it up. Much like shooting down a Korean Airlines Jet and MH17.

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The Poseidon torpedo is a nuclear powered, nuclear armed UAV - you can imagine it cruising around the oceans on near unlimited energy supply waiting for the order to strike at the pre-programmed target - an aircraft carrier it is trailing or a perhaps coastal city. It will either be a genuinely a new category of doomsday weapon or a white elephant, along the lines of Nazi super guns and 100T tanks.

> a genuinely new category of doomsday weapon

Doomsday, perhaps. Genuinely new, no. Several countries have had the theoretical ability to leave a nuke on the ocean floor with a timer and/or a remote control, for decades now.

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The Poseidon torpedo is a nuclear powered, nuclear armed UAV - you can imagine it cruising around the oceans on near unlimited energy supply waiting for the order to strike at the pre-programmed target - an aircraft carrier it is trailing or a perhaps coastal city. It will either be a genuinely a new category of doomsday weapon or a white elephant, along the lines of Nazi super guns and 100T tanks.

I can also image it wondering around the globe and mistaking a cruise ship for something and blowing it up. Much like shooting down a Korean Airlines Jet and MH17.

Or like the Ukraine shooting down Russian passenger jet flying from Israel [0]. Or like the US shooting down Iranian passenger jet and later giving medals to the crew that did it [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia_Airlines_Flight_1812

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655#Post-tour_...

Re: Russia produces first set of Poseidon super torpedoes

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can also image it wondering around the globe and mistaking a cruise ship for something and blowing it up. Much like shooting down a Korean Airlines Jet and MH17.

Or like the Ukraine shooting down Russian passenger jet flying from Israel [0]. Or like the US shooting down Iranian passenger jet and later giving medals to the crew that did it [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia_Airlines_Flight_1812 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655#Post-tour_...

Tu-154 was shot by Russian Air Defense, but RF blamed Ukraine instead. Please, update Wikipedia with materials from multiple courts.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or like the Ukraine shooting down Russian passenger jet flying from Israel [0]. Or like the US shooting down Iranian passenger jet and later giving medals to the crew that did it [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia_Airlines_Flight_1812 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655#Post-tour_...

Tu-154 was shot by Russian Air Defense, but RF blamed Ukraine instead. Please, update Wikipedia with materials from multiple courts.

Gaslighting much?
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