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The potential for ABM systems to actually neutralize their ICBMs is probably why Russia is developing nuclear powered (and armed of course) torpedoes and cruise
by bigbubba 6y ago
The potential for ABM systems to actually neutralize their ICBMs is probably why Russia is developing nuclear powered (and armed of course) torpedoes and cruise missiles.
- dragonwriter 6y agoThat doesnt make sense for the torpedoes, which aren't a replacement for ICBM/SLBMs. It's plausible for the cruise missiles, which can replace SLBM/ICBMs in the strategic strike role.
- bigbubba 6y agoI believe the torpedoes are intended as retaliation weapons. In theory they have the range of ICBMs, though can only attack coastal targets and are obviously orders of magnitude slower. They've spent a whole hell of a lot of money on these, including building the world's longest submarine (the K-329 Belgorod, which seems to be an Oscar-II given the stretch limo treatment) to carry these torpedoes. They may also be planning on creating 'silos' for these torpedoes on the floor of the Arctic Ocean.