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(Reuters) Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia

Chomsky

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Trump orders nuclear submarines moved after Russian 'provocative statements'

Security analysts called Trump's move a rhetorical escalation.
www.reuters.com
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Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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He said he ordered the submarines moved "just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that.
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Apparently Trump & the Russian Deputy Chair of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, have been trading barbs via social media, in effect saber rattling leading to mutual threats to use nuclear force upon each others' nations. The rhetoric reached the point where Trump has now sent our nuclear missile subs to strategically position themselves near Russia, ostensibly to be in a position to attack if necessary.

It appears we've just entered a high-stakes game of nuclear chicken, and have progressed from the verbal to actionable stage.
 
Sounds scary, but I seriously doubt it will lead to any nuclear weapons being launched.
 
I'm not worried. Nuclear weapons states are very practiced at throwing barbs but avoiding direct confrontation, and besides that, Donald always Tacos anyway.
 
RaleBulgarian said:
Sounds scary, but I seriously doubt it will lead to any nuclear weapons being launched.
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Probably. But why? Why, in the first place? Diplomatic trolling via social media? Really?

I can't help but suspect Russia is playing Trump.
 
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Slartibartfast said:
Yes, let's tell a hostile nation where nuclear subs are. What could go wrong?
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Traitor Trump didn’t say where the subs have been directed to station themselves. Due to the extensive range of many weapons carried aboard SSN’s and SSBN’s (especially), the subs could be thousands of miles away from of Russia.
 
phoenix2020 said:
I'm not worried. Nuclear weapons states are very practiced at throwing barbs but avoiding direct confrontation, and besides that, Donald always Tacos anyway.
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It seems to me to be a totally unnecessary risk and focus of attention & resources.
 
Chomsky said:
Probably. But why? Why, in the first place? Diplomatic trolling via social media? Really?
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Why? Because as we know, Traitor Trump isn’t capable of moderation or diplomacy.
Chomsky said:
I can't help suspect Russia is playing Trump.
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No doubt. Traitor Trump’s reputation as a gullible, pugnacious moron is known by all.
 
RaleBulgarian said:
Traitor Trump didn’t say where the subs have been directed to station themselves. Due to the extensive range of many weapons carried aboard SSN’s and SSBN’s (especially), the could be thousands of miles away from of Russia.
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Yes, but he strategically positioned them (ostensibly) to be in a position to attack, as he wrote "just in case".

Just in case of what?
 


Trump has ADHD.

He absolutely MUST be ****ing with something 24/7.

Even better if most of those somethings are threats!
 
Chomsky said:
Apparently Trump & the Russian Deputy Chair of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, have been trading barbs via social media, in effect saber rattling leading to mutual threats to use nuclear force upon each others' nations.
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A "nuclear submarine" is a submarine driven by nuclear power. It isn't necessarily armed with nuclear weapons. A nuclear submarine launched non-nuclear missiles against Iran in the attack on Iran's enrichment facilities so, clearly, the deployment of a nuclear submarine is not a threat to use nuclear weapons.
 
Greenbeard said:
Trying to distract from the tanking job market.
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Trying to distract from everything he's touched!

Name one thing that is a clear 'success'.

Tariffs? You've got at least 3 decades of mess to clean up after you somehow get him out!
 
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