Russia's nuclear submarine unleashes missiles in the Pacific

Another breaking development coming in from the Pacific Ocean. Russia has just showcased its deadliest underwater strike power. Two nuclear-capable missiles were fired from a Yasen-M vessel, which is the world's largest post-Cold War attack submarine class. The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet says its Yasen-M class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Novosibirsk has launched cruise missile strikes in a major show of force. The launch happened submerged and according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the submarine fired two different cruise missiles against two different targets. A P-800 Onyx anti-ship missile struck a simulated enemy warship at a distance of over 170 kilometers. Seconds later, at the Kalibr land, attack cruise missile hit a target at the Kura testing range in the Kamchatka peninsula, more than 1,200 kilometers away. Both the targets have been destroyed, both missiles fired from underwater and both of these missiles can carry both conventional and nuclear payloads. Remember, this is not a routine drill. The Yasen-M is Russia's most advanced attack submarine. the largest that's built after the Cold War, designed to hunt carrier battle groups. It carries a massive bow sonar, extreme quieting technology and vertical launch tubes for Kalibr, Onyx and now even Zircon hypersonic missiles. But the bigger question is, what message Moscow intends to send by these missiles? Is this primarily a military readiness exercise, a warning to rival powers or a calculated display of strategic strength amid mounting international tensions the pacific is already witnessing growing military activity with major powers strengthening their naval capabilities and closely monitoring one another's movements now a silenced nuclear submarine that can disappear and strike land and sea from over a thousand kilometers away moscow says seven Yasen-M boats are now active and that's the entire attack fleet will transition to this class within 10 years. A new era of underwater dominance has just been demonstrated.