Russia Tests Submarine
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Russia's Northern Machine-Building Enterprise has sent the nuclear-powered submarine Khabarovsk to sea for factory trials. The submarine is designed to carry the Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater torpedo. The vessel's construction began in 2014 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk.
Why it matters
The development of this submarine and its ultra long-range nuclear torpedo capability has significant implications for global naval power dynamics and nuclear deterrence strategies.
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