The Yasen-M can carry Kalibr land-attack cruise missiles and Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles. Ten vertical launchers allow the vessels to carry 72 missiles. The nuclear-capable Kalibr, comparable to American Tomahawks, is the weapon that is harassing Ukraine, but the subs can also launch the Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile. The Yasen-M carries 30 torpedoes with 10 torpedo
Modern nuclear attack submarines like the American Seawolf class are estimated to have a test depth of 490 meters (1,600 ft), which would imply (see above) a
NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS November 23, 2021: Since the 1960s the US Air Force has acquired eleven WC-135 aircraft for collecting air samples in areas where there have been nuclear weapons tests or nuc
NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS November 23, 2021: Since the 1960s the US Air Force has acquired eleven WC-135 aircraft for collecting air samples in areas where there have been nuclear weapons tests or nuc
In early October, an American Seawolf class SSN (nuclear attack sub), the USS Connecticut hit something while cruising submerged near China All that has been revealed so far was that the damage was not serious but the sub did surface and slowly (SSNs mo