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First Russian ‘doomsday’ submarine with nuclear drones enters active service

By Brady Knox
Published July 8, 2022 11:48pm ET
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First Russian ‘doomsday’ submarine with nuclear drones enters active service
The first Russian ‘doomsday’ submarine, armed with underwater nuclear drones, was put into active service in a ceremony Friday amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Belgorod, the first Project 09852 special purpose nuclear-powered submarine, was commissioned in the northern Russian city of Severodvinsk, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet, according to U.S. Naval Institute […]


The first Russian ‘doomsday’ submarine, armed with underwater nuclear drones, was put into active service in a ceremony Friday amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

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