April 19, 2025 This Featured Article was published in the January 2025 issue of the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings Vol. 151/1/1,463 https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/january/propulsion-disabler-will-be-strategic-weapon A propulsion disabler (PD) is a small, passive, torpedo-like device that serves as a cheap, non-lethal mine and torpedo warhead. The proposed munition’s purpose is to destroy a ship’s external propulsion or direction-control … Continue reading The Propulsion Disabler Will Be a Strategic Weapon