The Kremlin has reportedly said that Vladimir Putin plans to have submarines equipped with "super torpedoes" in the Pacific Ocean by the end of the next year. The concerning new weapons, called Poseidon torpedoes, were announced by Moscow four years ago.
The weapons are thought to be a cross between a drone and a torpedo - and capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear warheads. The Russian News Agency TASS say they are to be deployed on the Belgorod and Khabarovsk nuclear submarines.
The Pentagon's Nuclear Posture Review first acknowledged Russia's development of a "new intercontinental, nuclear armed, nuclear-powered, undersea autonomous torpedo" back ins 2018.
