Russia Unveils Plans for World’s Biggest Nuclear Submarine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed plans to expand Russia’s military, and the additions could have serious implications for the rest of the world.

A translation of the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that Moscow had revealed plans for Project 09852, or Belgorod, which is intended to be the biggest nuclear-powered submarine on earth.

The vessel would be over 600 feet long and approximately 45 feet longer than the USS Pennsylvania, the biggest submarine in the U.S. Navy.

The sub will reportedly carry out deep-sea exploration in the Arctic. It will also carry scientific equipment and smaller unmanned submarines into the Arctic.

“It will transport and install autonomous nuclear submarine modules designed to charge uninhabited submarines on the seabed,” professor Vadim Kozyulin of the Academy of Military Sciences told Izvestia. “The submarine will ensure the deployment of a global underwater monitoring system, which the military is building on the bottom of the Arctic waters.”

The vessel will reportedly be equipped with 20 ballistic missile launchers and 10 nuclear warheads. The bow of the sub will contain six torpedo tubes, which can fire torpedoes and underwater high-speed missiles, Izvestia reported.

The submarine plans reportedly include a swimming pool, a gym and a smoking room.

The announcement was another example of how Putin has been flexing his military muscles recently. Putin has reportedly increased the size of his naval fleet, and just last week Russian bombers were spotted on two separate occasions flying off the cost of Alaska. Russian naval vessels were also spotted off the U.S. coast in March.

Russia has also reportedly sent troops to the North Korean border.

Russia’s shows of force are an obvious reaction to escalating tensions in the world, and they deserve attention.

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