A TV crew was on board a Borey-class nuclear submarine as it was test-firing a Bulava nuclear missile on Wednesday. A video from the sub shows people entrusted with one of the world’s most powerful weapons in action.<\/p>\n
The Yury Dolgoruky fired its deadly cargo from the Barents sea in Russia’s north to the Far-Eastern test range of Kura.<\/p>\n
Footage from the scene shows tense seamen and officers in blue uniforms going through the launch protocol, using the same language they would use in case of a real nuclear war.<\/p>\n
The moment the missile departed was noticeable everywhere on the giant submarine, as it sent tremors through its hulls.<\/p>\n
When the reports arrived that the Bulava had hit its intended target some 5,000 km away, crew members cheered and applauded.<\/p>\n
Bulava is the newest generation of Russian submarine-launched strategic nuclear missiles paired with new Borey-class submarines as their designated carriers. The K-535 Yury Dolgoruky can carry up to 16 of them in its launchers.<\/p>\n