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Russia has developed and tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone called Ocean Multipurpose System Status-6.
Defense News: Russia’s nuclear underwater drone is real and in the Nuclear Posture Review
WASHINGTON — A draft of the Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review confirms the existence of an underwater nuclear drone made and operated by Russia, a capability the U.S. Defense Department had not previously publicly acknowledged.
“In addition to modernizing ‘legacy’ Soviet nuclear systems, Russia is developing and deploying new nuclear warheads and launchers,” stated an unclassified draft of the nuclear posture review first published by the Huffington Post.
“These efforts include multiple upgrades for every leg of the Russian nuclear triad of strategic bombers, sea-based missiles and land-based missiles. Russia is also developing at least two new intercontinental range systems, a hypersonic glide vehicle and a new intercontinental, nuclear-armed undersea autonomous torpedo.”
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WNU Editor: For more information on Russia's nuclear underwater drone .... Russia Tests Nuclear-Capable Drone Sub (Washington Free Beacon).
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