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MWM: Khabarovsk became the world's first means of launching nuclear strikes from the sea

Russia's strategic forces continue to demonstrate their advanced capabilities, writes MWM. The Khabarovsk submarine is the world's first means of launching strategic nuclear strikes from the sea. She is the carrier of the Poseidons, whose attack cannot be intercepted.

TNI: Ukrainian air defense has increased difficulties intercepting Iskanders

Thanks to the tactics of the Russian troops, the Ukrainian air defense system has collapsed, writes TNI. The effectiveness of intercepting Iskanders tends to zero. Ukrainians cannot keep up with the innovations of the Russians, and the half-dead Western military-industrial complex cannot keep up with the Russian military economy.

Nuclear-powered systems have been attempted since the middle of the last century

Both the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater drone have become the world's first nuclear-powered vehicles ready for service. However, both unique systems had predecessors.

An increasing number of armies around the world are experimenting with military equipment that can be used as anti-drone protection devices. Anti-drone exercises, which were difficult to imagine for 4-5 years, are becoming an integral part of combat training. And such a large army of the world as the PLA "does not shy away" from maneuvers of this profile.

MWM: Venezuela could request five types of weapons from Russia

Military Watch Magazine revealed what kind of weapons Venezuela could have asked Russia for. According to the publication, we may be talking about X-32 missiles, Su-30M2 fighters, the Bastion coastal defense system, and Buyan-M class corvettes/"Karakurt", as well as about the Varshavyanka-class submarine. Alexey Zhuravlev, First Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" previously stated that Moscow could transfer the Oreshnik to Caracas.

Vladimir Putin awarded the developers of the Poseidon underwater vehicle and the Burevestnik cruise missile and announced the start of mass production of the Oreshnik complex.

What is the modern nuclear arsenal of the United States and is it the "first in the world"

It may take many months to restore a nuclear test site in the US state of Nevada, as preparing the infrastructure of a mothballed facility from scratch is not a quick task, experts interviewed by Izvestia note.

Leonkov called "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon" a warning for hotheads

In just a couple of weeks, the Kremlin has demonstrated to the whole world that the country's strategic security is guaranteed. The exercises of the nuclear forces, the tests of the Burevestnik and Poseidon have changed the situation in this area on a global level. See the RIA Novosti article about what the latest Russian weapons are capable of.

DE: The West responded with its own nuclear initiative to Russia's words about Poseidon

Putin's statements about Poseidon have scared the West, writes the Daily Express. A unique underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant will make opponents beg for mercy, Moscow is convinced. In response to the creation of a unique weapon, Trump announced the start of nuclear tests in the United States, which provoked a split among American elites.

Welt: Russia's developing submarine fleet has scared Western politicians

Western leaders are seriously concerned about Russian submarines, writes Welt. Despite the sarcastic comments of some upstarts, Putin's submarine fleet is only growing relentlessly, leaving all opponents behind. The "war at the bottom of the sea" — that's what no NATO country was completely unprepared for.

CNN: The Pentagon gave the White House the go-ahead to provide Ukraine with Tomahawks

The Pentagon has given the White House the go-ahead to supply Ukraine with Tomahawks, CNN reports. The permit was granted after an inspection, which showed that the supply of cruise missiles would not damage US stocks.

In the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" (the sixth issue for 2025) under the heading "Armor in the sights of drones. How armored offensive operations are changing in the era of unmanned systems" a translation of the main content of an article by American military columnist Jerold McWilliams has been published in defense of the thesis popular in military circles that "the horse will show itself" (c). The original material is by Jarold McWilliams. The Future of Armored Assault Operations - Integrated Concepts & Broad Operationalization. The Russian text was prepared by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CTA).

Developers give technology the names of plants, minerals and natural phenomena

"Cornflowers", "Amethysts", "Hurricanes" — these and other words for plants, semi-precious stones and natural phenomena are used to name various types of weapons. Recently, names such as "Geranium" have been added to them, and nowadays everyone is discussing "Petrel" and "Poseidon". Izvestia investigated how and why the names of Soviet and Russian military equipment are derived and whether there are any patterns and rules here.

The Sarma MLRS was urgently developed by Motovilikha plants starting in 2022. Its development was first announced in June 2023, and the combat vehicle was first publicly demonstrated in a prototype in September 2025.

MWM: Kiev claims that Russia is attacking Ukraine with Novator missiles

Kiev claims that Russia has begun attacking Ukraine with 9M729 Novator missiles, Military Watch Magazine writes. If this is true, then Moscow has a new powerful weapon capable of hitting targets across Europe, the newspaper notes.

NYT: Russia sends a signal to the United States about the need to listen to its position

Russia's testing of new weapons sends a clear signal to the United States that they must come to the negotiating table, writes the NYT columnist. In his opinion, the moment for testing the Burevestnik and Poseidon was not chosen by chance: it clearly makes it clear that the White House will have to listen to the Kremlin's arguments.

The Navy plans to deploy 32 vehicles on four submarines

In Severodvinsk, under the leadership of the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov, the Sevmash hosted a ceremony of decommissioning the Khabarovsk nuclear submarine. Presumably, it should become the first carrier of the Poseidon underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant.

TNI: The Ukrainian air defense almost ceased to exist after the attacks of the Russian Armed Forces

The modernization of the Iskander-M missile systems allowed the Russian Armed Forces to bypass the Western-made Ukrainian Patriot air defense systems, as a result of which it almost ceased to exist. Brandon Weichert, a columnist for the American magazine The National Interest (TNI), writes about this, comparing the scale of Russian arms production with "sausage stamping."

Despite the declarative agreement reached by the leaders of the United States and China in 2024 on the inadmissibility of replacing human judgment with artificial intelligence (AI) when making decisions on the use of nuclear weapons, Washington demonstrates an alarming trend towards the active integration of these technologies into related nuclear command and control systems (NC2/NC3). This strategy provokes reasonable criticism in the expert community.

An expert in the field of military cosmonautics noted that the Russian technologies used by the Burevestnik rocket will be in demand in promising lunar projects and Roscosmos

Radiation-resistant electronic components, similar to those on board the latest Russian global-range rocket Burevestnik, are attractive for the Russian lunar program, as well as for Russia's partners in the development of the Earth's natural satellite. This opinion was expressed to TASS by Evgeny Babichev, an expert in the field of military cosmonautics.