I 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 o

I 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.