{"id":33125,"date":"2025-08-03T21:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33125"},"modified":"2025-08-03T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:48:08","slug":"trump-moves-nuclear-submarines-closer-to-russia-after-former-president-issued-scathing-threat-to-potus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33125","title":{"rendered":"Trump moves nuclear submarines ‘closer to Russia’ after former president issued scathing threat to POTUS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Donald Trump has ordered nuclear submarines to move to \u2018appropriate regions\u2019 after a former Russian leader delivered what he described as a \u2018highly provocative statement\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Thursday (July 31), 79-year-old Trump<\/a> alleged that former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev should \u2018watch his words\u2019 after he said the Republican\u2019s threat of hitting Russia and buyers of its oil with punitive tariffs<\/a> was \u2019a game of ultimatums\u2019.<\/p>\n

Medvedev\u2019s warning came after Trump said Russia<\/a> had \u2018ten or twelve days\u2019<\/a> from July 29 to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, as per<\/a> Reuters.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump didn’t clarify if the vessels were nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“If some words from the former president of Russia trigger such a nervous reaction from the high-and-mighty president of the United States<\/a>, then Russia is doing everything right and will continue to proceed along its own path,” the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation said in a post on Telegram.<\/p>\n

He added that Trump should remember \u2018how dangerous the fabled ‘Dead Hand’ can be\u2019, referring to Russia’s secretive, semi-automated nuclear command system designed to automatically launch if Russian leadership is eliminated in an enemy attack.<\/p>\n

Following Medvedev\u2019s comments, Trump took to Truth Social<\/a> on Friday (August 1) to confirm his administration had moved two nuclear vessels.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Based on the highly provocative statements of the former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions,\u201d he wrote on his social media network.<\/p>\n

He explained that moving the submarines was a decision made \u2018just in case\u2019 Medvedev\u2019s words were actually threats.<\/p>\n

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s statement was described as ‘highly provocative’ by Trump (Contributor\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

\u201cWords are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d<\/p>\n

It is not clear whether the father-of-five was referring to nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed submarines in his post.<\/p>\n

In a follow-up interview, Trump told reporters that he deemed Medvedev\u2019s comments as threatening.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn’t think it was appropriate. So I have to be very careful.<\/p>\n

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“I do that on the basis of safety for our people. A threat was made by a former president of Russia. And we’re going to protect our people.”<\/p>\n

Reuters reported that security analysts have called Trump’s move a rhetorical escalation with Moscow, but not necessarily a military one.<\/p>\n

Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association advocacy group, has called the 47th US President\u2019s potential war move both \u2018irresponsible and inadvisable\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo leader or deputy leader should be threatening nuclear war, let alone in a juvenile manner on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kremlin has yet to make a public comment on the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images\/Win McNamee<\/cite><\/p>\n

Topics:\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>, Russia<\/a>, Politics<\/a>, World News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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