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[[File:2M39 Poseidon.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The 2M39 Poseidon]]

[[File:2M39 Poseidon.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The 2M39 Poseidon]]

The ''2M39 Poseidon''', known to [[NATO]] as Kanyon, is a [[Russian]] built [[nuclear]] powered and [[nuclear-arm]]ed underwater [[drone]] with an indefinite range that travels 3 times faster than any surface ship. It is capable of an underwater nuclear detonation<ref>Some open sources cite yields as high as 100 megatons. For comparison, the biggest ever nuclear bomb detonated on 17 October 1961 was the [[Soviet]] [[Tsar-Bomba]] (AN602) with a yield of 50-58 Mt.

The ''2M39 Poseidon''', known to [[NATO]] as Kanyon, is a [[Russian]] built [[nuclear]] powered and [[nuclear-arm]]ed underwater [[drone]] with an indefinite range that travels 3 times faster than any surface ship. It is capable of an underwater nuclear detonation<ref>Some open sources cite yields as high as 100 megatons. For comparison, the biggest ever nuclear bomb detonated on 17 October 1961 was the [[Soviet]] [[Tsar Bomba]] (AN602) with a yield of 50-58 Mt.</ref> which would create a massive [[radioactive]] [[tsunami]].

which would create a massive [[radioactive]] [[tsunami]].

''[[The Washington Post]]'' claimed the Poseidon underwater drone "defies traditional classification." Michael Petersen, senior research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) in the [[U.S.]], described Poseidon as a "Franken-weapon" — a system that combines elements of various types of armaments. According to Petersen, Poseidon "sits somewhere between a [[torpedo]] and an unmanned [[submarine]]," capable of carrying a [[nuclear war]]head and powered by a [[nuclear reactor]] that allows it to cross [[ocean]]s at virtually unlimited range. He added that Poseidon is intended as a second-strike [[weapon]] — designed for retaliatory use in the event of a [[nuclear war]].

 

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