Andrei Gurulev made the remarks on Russian state television (Picture: Rossiya-1)
Russia state TV has yet again threatened a nuclear attack on Britain to ‘sink it beneath a raging radioactive tsunami’.
Reservist general and hardline MP Andrei Gurulev remarked ‘Swim, swim, swim’ as he demanded the use of Moscow’s unique Poseidon high-speed underwater atomic drone.
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.
’There is, of course, a more radical option,’ Lt-Gen Gurulev, a former tank commander and military strategist said.
‘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.’
British-loathing Gurulev told viewers across Russia’s 11 time zones: ‘Clearly, without using our strategic nuclear forces, we have enough non-strategic [tactical] nuclear weapons, which will [be launched] and leave nothing of Britain – a normal pre-emptive strike.’
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He 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….’
Leading Putin propagandist TV host Vladimir Solovyev asked him: ‘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 – involving the preemptive use of Poseidon.
The reservist general and military propagandist said: ‘We understand what we’re talking about, right? And then somewhere they [Britain] will no longer exist.’
Solovyov asked: “So there’s a tsunami?’ To which Gurulev replied: ‘Yes, yes, yes.[High-speed underwater nuclear drone] Poseidon [hits] with a four-way slam – and that’s it.’
Solovyov suggested: ‘But first we’ll give three days for the British to leave their island.’
Gurulev replied, laughing: ‘Swim, swim, swim.’
Poseidon – so far not used – is an unmanned nuclear-powered underwater drone with an ‘unlimited range.’
Putin sees it as part of his new nuclear arsenal and classifies it a ‘super weapon.’
It is designed to carry strategic nuclear warheads of up to 100 megatons and could unleash catastrophic destruction.
It could also be deployed with lesser firepower as a tactical weapon.
Some reports say its underwater speed is up to 115mph, with a capability to operate at depths below 3,000 ft.
It is due to be ready soon but details of tests remain classified.
The weapon could be unleashed from Russian submarines such as the Belgorod.
It is seen as a weapon without comparison in the world, a hybrid between a nuclear missile and a submarine.
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