CNN reported Thursday that Russia may be about to conduct a torpedo test.
A US official said that there were Russian vessels in the area.
The torpedo was unveiled by Putin.
A US official told CNN that Russian efforts to test a one-of-a-kind nuclear-powered torpedo prototype may have hit a roadblock.
The torpedo is said to have an unlimited range and the ability to carry a nuclear warhead up to 125 times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
" Unmanned underwater vehicles can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads, which allows them to engage various targets, including aircraft groups, coastal fortifications, and infrastructure," Putin said at the time. There isn't anything in the world that can stand up to them.
The torpedoes are basically unstoppable. They are limited by the range and speed of moving a heavy object through water. If Russia's claims are true, this could be solved in an unprecedented way. A US official told CNN that Russia is having a hard time trying to see if it succeeds.
Russia's defense ministry released a video showing an underwater test of the system, which some have labeled a "doomsday" device because of its huge potential and theoretical ability to generate a radioactive tsunami.
Russia's attempts to build a nuclear-powered missile have failed and caused an August blast that killed at least five Russians.
The latest attempt to test the torpedo comes during a time of heightened concern over nuclear weapons, with Russia's president threatening to use them to scare off the West.
According to CNN, the attempt to test the torpedo in open water may have encountered technical difficulties, with the submarine capable of carrying it having been seen returning to port.
Some people think it's not possible to fit a working nuclear reactor into a cruise missile. There is no country that has yet developed a weapon like this.
According to Cheryl Rofer, a former nuclear scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Poseidon is a waste of time and money.
She wrote that the military has to take the possibility of these weapons seriously, but that they are far from operational. I'm willing to bet they won't be.
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