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Meet Skyfall and Poseidon, Putin’s new nuclear threats

Meet Skyfall and Poseidon, Putin’s new nuclear threats

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In the space of only three days, President Putin announced
the arrival of two new super weapons. Both powered by
nuclear reactors, they have no equal in the west.
Burevestnik, or Skyfall by its Nato codename, is a low-flying
cruise missile with unlimited range and the ability to travel
undetected by US defence systems. Poseidon is a torpedo capable
of carrying a nuclear payload which, if detonated, could inundate
entire US coastal cities with a radioactive tsunami. In
response, President Trump called for the immediate resumption of
nuclear warhead testing after a three-decade moratorium. Tom and
Patrick discuss whether Skyfall and Poseidon actually work or
could ever be usefully deployed. But despite the doubts, they
agree their arrival poses a serious threat to nuclear arms
reduction.

And, while the US may take some comfort from the potential
limitations of Skyfall and Poseidon, both Russia and China have
pulled ahead where it matters most, hypersonic warfare. Tom and
Patrick explain how the west got left behind and why it urgently
needs to catch up.

Hosts: Tom Newton Dunn & General Sir Patrick Sanders

Photo: Getty Images

Clips: 60 Minutes

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