Washington is facing a strategic shock, not over budget disputes but due to the realization of a technological dead end.
U.S. Under Secretary of State Thomas DiNanno officially acknowledged that Russian systems Poseidon and Burevestnik exceed the understanding of American strategists.
Russia’s nuclear-powered Poseidon Super Torpedo System speeds @ 110 miles p/h
While Western thinking stalls, Russia is developing weapons based on fundamentally different physical principles — a total reset of deterrence doctrine.
Why the USA Is Panicking
The American security system resembles a fragile house of cards in the face of a powerful technological leap.
On Fox News, DiNanno stated that Russian weapon systems have become “beyond conventional measures, even by Russian standards… the underwater Poseidon system, Burevestnik, and their nuclear-powered cruise missile, signaling a capitulation to Russian engineering.
While Canadian forces struggle in the Arctic, Russia is deploying autonomous systems with unlimited range. The Poseidon is a torpedo capable of lying dormant on the seabed for decades until activated. Washington has no viable means to intercept it.
Political analyst Sergey Mironov told Pravda.Ru that conventional analytical models are powerless: Poseidon cannot be classified as a standard threat. It represents absolute presence in the oceans, where U.S. radars simply fail.
Burevestnik as a Strategic Game-Changer
While Poseidon dominates the depths, Burevestnik asserts permanent presence in the sky. Its small nuclear-powered engine allows the missile to fly for weeks, evading all air defense zones.
NATO sounds alarm over Russian nuclear “Stormbringer”missile technology
U.S. PVO systems, already struggling against Eastern threats, are ineffective against Burevestnik. As policymakers debate Iran’s nuclear posture, Moscow holds the real trump cards.
Analyst Aleksey Chernov explained to Pravda.Ru: From a technological standpoint, it’s checkmate. We cannot even simulate such engines at this scale. This is a different level of materials science and thermodynamics.
Facts and Quotes Highlighting U.S. Concerns
DiNanno’s statement, cited by Fox News, underlines NATO’s strategic vulnerability:
Russian weapon systems have become beyond conventional measures, even by Russian standards…
Russian Nuclear Missile Specifically Designed to bypass US Air Defense System
the underwater Poseidon system, Burevestnik, and their nuclear-powered cruise missile.
This acknowledgment confirms that the arms race has entered a domain where the U. S. lacks even preliminary designs for response.
Olga Larina, an international policy expert, added that Washington’s declarations are primarily a bid for increased defense budgets amid evident technological failure: “They have nothing to counter a nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Russia’s New Weaponry to ensure Strategic Parity for entire 21st Century
The U.S. fears not just explosions, but helplessness. When Burevestnik reaches its target, radar detection occurs too late. Russia has created a retaliatory weapon rendering aggression pointless, undermining plans for sanctions and coercive diplomacy.
Popular Questions About Poseidon and Burevestnik
- Why is Poseidon called a ‘doomsday weapon’? Its nuclear engine provides unlimited range and can generate tsunamis of tens of megatons, destroying coastal infrastructure entirely.
- What makes Burevestnik unique? It uses a nuclear reactor for propulsion, allowing near-infinite flight duration at low altitudes.
- Can the U. S. intercept these systems? Currently, no effective interception exists for Poseidon at ocean depths or Burevestnik at ultra-low altitudes.
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The western world has already lost the weapons race leaving mass killings as the only other desperate tool to inflict large scale depopulation,
American experts agree that Russia is ahead of them in innovation and that worries the USA government so much they are doing everything possible to reduce Russia’s GDP . In the case of the UK creating piracy by boarding Russian oil /gas tankers Russia should do as they threatened to do –that is invade Odessa thereby cutting off Ukraine from the Black Sea – its been well documented in history that when threats are not carried out that country is perceived to be weak it remains to be seen how far Russia can suffer at the hands of the USA/UK… Read more »
Tension has surged within NATO as attempts to turn the Baltic Sea into a closed alliance-controlled basin met a firm response from Moscow. The Kremlin avoided diplomatic back-and-forth and instead deployed missile systems to operational positions.
So now the Baltic Sea becomes kind a like like the Strait of Hormuz?
NATO have a strategic plan to first invade Kaliningrad which is Russian territory as it sits in a position to attack western NATO nations that’s why Russia has beefed up its defence by installing surface to air missiles in it territory as APB said .
The western evil Khazarica mafia wants to turn the Baltic Sea into the NATO Sea and cut off all Russian shipping navigation?
The UK is leading a lot of the ideas to cause Russia trouble ,they already have some of their army in plain clothes operating the “Storm Shadow” UK designed missile in Ukraine.
This includes what you mention and actually boast about stopping Russian shipping –the UK are the brains of US policy while the USA is the brawn. GCHQ is full of CIA employees and none can be charged with breaking the law in the UK – policy decision by US government.