TASS, citing a source “close” to the Russian Defense Ministry, reported this morning that the Russian Navy is building a new base in Kamchatka for the Belgorod and Khabarovsk nuclear submarines, which are special purpose vessels designed and built to carry the Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed torpedo. “The construction of coastal infrastructure facilities for accommodating two special-purpose submarines in Kamchatka is set to be finished at the beginning of next year,” the source said. The new special-purpose submarines “will deal with strategic deterrence,” he stressed.