Poseidon, an unmanned nuclear-powered underwater drone with an “unlimited range”, has been classed as a “superweapon” by President Putin
MP Andrei Gurulev sneered that people living in these islands would, have to “swim, swim, swim” as he demanded the use of Moscow’s high-speed underwater atomic drone against Britain.
Disturbingly, images used to illustrate the strike capability of the weapon show Ireland almost completely obscured under a radioactive symbol.
The ramping up of war talk rhetoric follows a decision by the UK to supply Ukraine with another 650 air defence missiles in its ongoing battle against Russia.
In response, Kremlin propaganda TV on Rossiya-1 channel demanded a “critical threat” from Putin to stop Britain, the US and other Western countries giving permission to Ukraine to use long-range missiles for strikes on Russian territory.
Lt-Gen Gurulev, a former tank commander and military strategist., said there was “a more radical option”.
MP Andrei Gurulev says ‘no Britain, no problem’
“The people of Britain are there, they also want to live a good and happy life at our expense, right?
“But if there is no Britain, there is no problem.”
Russia’s Channel 1 showed a CGI mock-up of Britain being “wiped off the map” with the Poseidon missile that includes Ireland as a victim of any strike which would have repercussions all around the world.
Ukraine has made repeated requests for more air defence support to defend itself from missile and drone attacks after Russia unleashed its largest air attack since the full-scale war began early in 2022.
The UK agreed to supply Ukraine with another 650 lightweight multi-role missiles to help protect the country from Russian drones and bombing.
A UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson said the first batch of missiles announced on Friday were expected to arrive by the end of the year.
According to the Daily Mail, he missiles made by Thales have a range of more than 3.73 miles and can be fired from a variety of platforms on land, sea, and air.
Last Monday, seven people were killed after Russia fired more than 200 missiles and drones at energy facilities in Ukraine in what Kyiv called the war’s “most massive” attack.
During a TV debate, Gurulev told viewers across Russia that “without using our strategic nuclear forces, we have enough non-strategic nuclear weapons, which will leave nothing of Britain”.
He said this would be a “normal pre-emptive strike” and claimed the US would not respond with strategic missiles because it would be afraid of Russia doing the same.
He asked: “Do you think we’ll get a response? From who? Britain is done. Against the United States [we have our] Strategic Missile Forces, our long-range aviation and our navy.”
TV host Vladimir Solovyev asked him whether Britain should be warned of a nuclear strike should it supply missiles to Ukraine
.“So you are suggesting that we warn the British that if they supply [long-range missiles to Ukraine] and give the go-ahead to use [them], then we strike?”
But Gurulev said Russia needed a “different” approach.
“We understand what we’re talking about, right? And then they [Britain] will no longer exist.”
Solovyov suggested that “first we’ll give three days for the British to leave their island”.
But Gurulev laughed: “Swim, swim, swim.”
Although it has not yet been used, Poseidon, an unmanned nuclear-powered underwater drone with an “unlimited range” has been classed as a “superweapon” by Putin.
While it is designed to carry strategic nuclear warheads of up to 100 megatons, it can also be deployed with lesser firepower as a tactical weapon.
Considered a weapon without comparison in the world, a hybrid between a nuclear missile and a submarine, it can be fired from Russian submarines such as the Belgorod.
Some reports say its underwater speed is up to 185kph, with a capability to operate at depths below 900 metres.