Russia’s Khabarovsk sub tests Cold War deterrence in a new age

Russia’s Khabarovsk submarine may represent the cutting edge of undersea nuclear warfare, but its arrival also raises a more fundamental question: whether increasingly exotic weapons can preserve deterrence in an era when adversaries are learning to impose strategic costs without ever crossing the nuclear threshold. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Russia has begun [...] The post Russia’s Khabarovsk sub tests Cold War deterrence in a new age appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-08-20 19:47:18