A top-of-the-line Russian nuclear-powered submarine has gone missing from its harbor in the arctic along with its rumored "doomsday weapon," according to multiple reports.
NATO has reportedly warned members that Russia's Belgorod submarine no longer appeared to be operating out of its White Sea base, where it has been active since July. Officials warned that Russia may plan to test Belgorod's "Poseidon" weapons system, a drone equipped with a nuclear bomb that Russia has claimed is capable of creating a "radioactive tsunami," according to Italian media.
The drone can be deployed from the submarine at any time and detonated at a depth of 1 kilometer near a coastal city. Russian state media has claimed the device can create a 1,600 ft. wave that smashes into the coast and irradiates it.
Strategic intelligence expert and author of "Putin’s Playbook" Rebekah Koffler warned that Russia's use of such a weapon would only come as a last resort "in the event that Russia and the US are in a direct kinetic war and Russia is losing."
Belgorod's location remains publicly unknown as of Monday, a situation that is not particularly surprising to Koffler. She says Russian submarines have some of the best stealth capabilities in the world and have even entered U.S. waters undetected in the past.
"There have been times when Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines, armed with long-range cruise missiles, operated undetected for weeks close to U.S. shores," Koffler told Fox News Digital.
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