Russia has launched a new submarine able to carry Moscow's nuclear-capable Poseidon torpedoes, a new type of weapon touted as able to produce "radioactive tsunamis."

The Khabarovsk , unveiled at a major shipyard in northwestern Russia, is the second submarine able to carry nuclear-powered Poseidon drones, part of the collection of "next-generation" weapons announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018. Russia said it had tested the Poseidon last week, shortly after another test of another one of the country's so-called superweapons, the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile.

Russia is currently upgrading its nuclear systems, including its ballistic missile (SSBN) submarines, and building new guided missile subs—the subsurface fleet is generally considered to be formidable

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