The Belgorod submarine, also called Russia’s ‘doomsday weapon’, had disappeared for a while.
Italian La Repubblica stated in NATO’s warning note that Belgorod, which appeared again in satellite images, may be advancing to the Black Sea to test its nuclear-tipped super torpedo named Poseidon.
Satellite images shared by the Naval News site show that the submarine is currently in the Arctic Ocean in Norway and Russia indicates that it was in the Barents Sea between
According to the site’s report, the US Navy describes the weapon as an “Intercontinental Nuclear-Powered Weapon” with “incredible range” and “hard-to-kill performance”.
IT IS CALLED AS ‘WELFUL WEAPON’
Poseidon has been called a doomsday weapon designed to trigger a nuclear tsunami, while his torpedoes are allegedly capable of creating a tsunami effect on shorelines.
According to the news of DailyMail, Ukraine also took action in the face of these statements and it was stated that iodine pills would be distributed to those around the evacuation centers in Kiev. Citizens living in undistributed areas were also told to use iodine pills, just in case.
Iodine pills are taken just before or just after a person is exposed to nuclear radiation. It is stated that iodine pills help to prevent the absorption of harmful radiation by the thyroid gland. In the Chernobyl disaster in the USSR period, iodine pills were given to those in the surrounding regions, and this issue was also mentioned in the HBO series ‘Chernobyl’.
NUCLEAR EXPLANATIONS
Russian leader Putin stated that the West is blackmailing Russia, saying, “We are not bluffing. We have a large number of weapons to respond.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “If we see this kind of nuclear rhetoric from Putin over and over again, we will have to take it seriously. So we are sending a clear message that this will have serious consequences for Russia and that nuclear war should never happen.” had used the words.
“We have not seen any change in Russia’s nuclear stance, but NATO and allies remain vigilant,” a senior NATO official told Reuters.
‘NUCLEAR’ BROADCAST FROM RUSSIAN MEDIA
Russian media shared images of the “nuclear” attack amid calls for Putin to “take drastic measures” to win in Ukraine.
In the images broadcast by the NTV channel in Russia, he emphasized after the nuclear explosions and the ‘apocalypse’ called ‘Armageddon’. The headline was “In anticipation of nuclear conflict – how weapons of mass destruction became part of the geopolitical game”.
NTV channel broadcasting in Russia, while sharing the post-nuclear weapons, called on Putin to take ‘hard measures’ to win in Ukraine.
KADYROV’S STATEMENTS
After Russia’s declaration of annexation, Ukraine’s withdrawal from the town of Lyman, which it controlled, was interpreted in the foreign press as “things are not going well for Russia”, while Chechnya President Kadyrov, who is known for his closeness to Putin, made a “nuclear” statement.
“Due to the lack of basic military logistics, we left several settlements and a piece of land today,” Kadyrov said in his Telegram message.
While blaming some commanders for the failure, Kadyrov offered to use nuclear weapons as a ‘solution’. “In my personal opinion, more drastic measures should be taken, up to the declaration of martial law at the border and the use of low-efficiency nuclear weapons,” Kadyrov said.
* The image of the news is provided by the Associated Press.