Russia names 3 super weapons from people's votes
The Russian Defense Ministry approved the names for three new weapons after 10 days of public voting.
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Russia's nuclear-powered cruise missile test-launched. Photo:Tass. |
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on March 22 that the country's people have chosen suitable names for the new "super weapons" announced by President Vladimir Putin.Tassreport
According to the results of the vote on the ministry's website, Russia's new long-range nuclear torpedoes, nuclear cruise missiles and laser combat complexeswere named Poseidon,Burevestnik andPeresvet.
The poll was conducted from March 13 to 22 with a total of 8 million participants and was approved by the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense. This is lFor the first time in history, Russia's newest weapons received their names through a public referendum.
"I think these names are very appropriate, they emphasize both the type and characteristics of each weapon," Mr. Borisov emphasized.
In his state-of-the-nation address on March 1, Mr. Putin announced that the Russian military had successfully developed many modern weapons that could defeat any enemy defense system, and announced the launch of a contest to name them.
