US nuclear sub offers show of force in the Middle East
US nuclear sub offers show of force in the Middle East
The US continues to boost its regional military presence amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Instead of pushing for a solution, we move nukes??? It’s time to push back on the military industrial complex and get diplomats working.
We can do both.
But note that "nuclear sub" refers to its power system, not armament. Nuclear subs can carry both nuclear and conventional weapons. This is not a threat to nuke Israel or Palestine.
Edit: per articles quoting the Navy dude, this is a guided-missile sub, not a ballistic missile sub, meaning it only carries convention weapons, no nuclear weapons. That is, Tomahawk missiles.
From another article I read, this is a nuclear-powered sub, that is one of a handful that has been retrofitted from ballistic middle duty to cruise missles. So basically it’s a cruise missle platform. The headline is playing a little fast and loose for effect.
Also worth considering that subs that launch nukes are assumed to be out, patrolling in enough areas to ensure last-word MAD deterrence, so you can just assume that US nuke-launching subs are already able to strike most major population centers and don’t need or want to broadcast their specific location (unless, like, a very intelligent former president specifically puts their location on a new broadcast for clout)
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
It's powered by nuclear, probably not carrying nuclear warheads.
While I understand it is nuclear powered, I also assume it has a full payload. Even if not. The optics after an Israeli minister says there are no civilians and nukes are on the table aren’t good for us to be engaging like this. He may have been suspended, but the rhetorics right now are not acceptable.
"we could kill all of you instantly at any time so shut the fuck up and let us do whatever we want"
This is absolute MADness
Starting to see the US for what it is, yet?
Commence primary ignition
Watch out. trump gave putin all the disable codes hardwired into our hardware. Somewhere there's a russian despot snickering into his handkerchief.