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Putin threatens to go nuclear on ISIS
Putin threatens to go NUCLEAR on ISIS: Russian leader says new cruise missiles can be equipped with warheads – but he hopes they would never need them
- Putin raised the prospect of launching nuclear missiles on ISIS
- New submarine missiles can be equipped with devastating warheads
- Russian president said he 'hoped' nuclear weapons wouldn't be needed
- Threat came as Moscow stepped up attacks on Syria rebels
- Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said submarines have launched missiles
- They have been combined with the continued use of air strikes
Threat: Putin, pictured today in the Kremlin, said of his submarines' nuclear capability: 'Naturally, we do not need that in fighting terrorists, and I hope we will never need it'
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Vladimir Putin has warned that a new underwater missile system deployed by Russian submarines in the war against ISIS in Syria could be equipped with nuclear warheads.
The Russian president said that although using nuclear weapons was a possibility, he hoped that they would 'never be needed' in the fight against terrorism.
His warning came as Russia stepped up its barrage on Syrian rebels with its first submarine-launched cruise missile strikes combined with bombing raids from the air.
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A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber drops bombs on a target in the latest round of air strikes in Syria
Moscow is flexing its military muscle with the latest submarine strikes after having previously fired missiles from warships in the Caspian Sea. Pictured are bombs being released in its latest air strikes
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Putin and Shoigu's televised statements came as Turkey's prime minister accused Russia on of carrying out 'ethnic cleansing' in northern Syria.
Ahmet Davutoglu accused Moscow was trying to drive out the local Turkmen - ethnic Turks living in Syria - and Sunni Muslim populations to protect its military interests in the region.
Davutoglu's comments could further harm strained relations between Moscow and Ankara, already at their worst in recent memory after Turkish forces downed a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border late last month.
'Russia is trying to make ethnic cleansing in northern Latakia to force (out) all Turkmen and Sunni population who do no
'They want to expel them, they want to ethnically cleanse this area so that the regime (of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) and Russian bases in Latakia and Tartus are protected,' he said, speaking English.
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RUSSIA'S SPECIAL WEAPON AGAINST ISIS
The Rostov-on-Don Submarine is a model believed to be one of the quietest in the world - making it excellent in stealth operations.
The sub is armed with 533mm torpedoes and Kalibr-PL (submarine modification) water-to-surface cruise missiles.
Weighing some 4,000 tons the Rostov-on-Don can reach underwater speeds of 20 knots (23mph) and can dive to a depth of almost 1,000ft.
NATO has called this type of submarine a 'black hole' for its ability to remain undetected.
It usually has a crew of over 50, and can spend around 40 days at sea before it needs to return to port for refuel and supplies.
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