[detritus]

Presumably the choice of noting Russia here is because they are presently and actively suggesting they're going to field one of these soon, and are apparently developing the concept - whereas Project Pluto was the sort of standard fantastical deployment of nuclear technology popular in the 60s, subsequently discounted as being A Bad Idea.

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[jjoonathan]

Yeah, I thought the Russians did field a long-term-high-speed-loiter nuclear submarine drone in the last few years. My military-tech-enthusiast friends were all very worried and I'd be lying if I said none of it rubbed off.

[detritus]

That nuclear submarine drone's a different project, but also as-equally threatened to exist by the Russian government.

"They're pulling Crazy Ivans all over the place!".