{"id":1562,"date":"2025-03-27T20:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2025-04-01T23:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T23:05:36","slug":"putin-launches-new-submarine-equipped-with-unstoppable-zircon-nuclear-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/putin-launches-new-submarine-equipped-with-unstoppable-zircon-nuclear-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin launches new submarine equipped with \u2018unstoppable\u2019 Zircon nuclear missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine of the Russian navy arrives at its base of the Northern Fleet in Russia (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vladimir Putin<\/a> has launched a new nuclear-powered submarine equipped with hypersonic Zircon missiles capable of travelling at several times the speed of sound.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian state TV footage from the Arctic port of Murmansk shows the tyrant greenlighting the launch of the vessel, named Perm after a city in the Urals, with the order: \u2018I hereby authorise!\u2019<\/p>\n

Perm is the first nuclear-powered submarine to be equipped with Zircon missiles as a standard feature, according to Russian agencies quoting documents associated with the launch.<\/p>\n

The Zircon has a range of 625 miles and travels at nine times the speed of sound, according to Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Military analysts have said its hypersonic speed could mean greatly reduced reaction time for air defences and a capability to attack large, deep and hardened targets.<\/p>\n

Putin has previously boasted the weapons have \u2018no analogues in any country in the world\u2019.<\/p>\n

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A Russian Navy frigate fires a Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic anti-ship missile during drills conducted in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Perm is the sixth submarine in Russia\u2019s Yasen and Yasen-M classes built by the Sevmash shipyard near Murmansk.<\/p>\n

The Russian agency reports said the vessel\u2019s construction specifications differed slightly from earlier models in the same class.<\/p>\n

Putin was said to have also visited a submarine named Arkhangelsk, in the same class, and toured the Atomflot enterprise, which oversees Russia\u2019s icebreaker projects while in Murmansk.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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