Trump orders the movement of 2 nuclear submarines after the “inflammatory” remarks of the Russian official

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had ordered that two nuclear submarines be positioned in “appropriate regions” in response to the remarks of former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on the risk of war between nuclear adversaries.

Security analysts have described Trump’s decision a rhetorical escalation with Moscow but not necessarily military, since the United States already has nuclear propulsion submarines that are deployed and capable of typing Russia.

Medvedev said Thursday that Trump should remember that Moscow had nuclear strike capacities in the Soviet era of the last resort, after Trump told Medvedev to “monitor his words”.

“Based on the very provocative declarations of the former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev … I ordered that two nuclear submarines are positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these stupid and inflammatory statements are more than those,” said Trump in a social media position.

He added: “The words are very important and can often cause involuntary consequences, I hope it will not be one of these cases.”

“A threat has been made”

Asked later by journalists why he ordered the underwater movement, Trump said: “A threat was made by a former president of Russia, and we will protect our people.”

The American navy and the Pentagon refused to comment on Trump’s remarks or that submarines had been moved. It is extremely rare for the American army to discuss the deployment and the location of its submarines given their sensitive mission in nuclear deterrence.

Trump’s comments occurred at a time to assemble tensions between Washington and Moscow when he becomes frustrated by what he considers that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not negotiate the end of his invasion of more than three years in Ukraine.

He did not specify what he meant by “nuclear submarines”. US military submarines are nuclear feeding and can be armed with nuclear cutting-edge missiles, although not all of them are.

But any conversation of an American president of potential nuclear military capacities raises concerns, said security experts, noting that the United States has historically refrained from having Russia’s nuclear saber corresponds to the risks surrounding the most devastating weapons in the world.

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“It is irresponsible and not recommended,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Association of Arms Association. “No deputy chief or chief should threaten the nuclear war, and even less in a juvenile manner on social networks.”

Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists noted that the American nuclear submarines – part of the so -called nuclear triad with bombers and earthly missiles – have always been placed to launch nuclear arms missiles to targets in Russia.

“The submarines are still there all the time and do not need to be moved to position,” he said. “He gives Medvedev an answer to these crazy statements.”

The United States has a total of 14 Ohio class nuclear submarines, each capable of transporting up to 24 Trident II D5 ballistic missiles which can deliver several thermonuclear warheads.

Between eight and 10 Ohio class submarines are deployed at any time, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative Arms Control Group.

Previous comments from the former Russian president

Medvedev, vice-president of the Russian Security Council, has become one of the most frank Kremlin anti-Western hawks since Russia sent tens of thousands of soldiers to Ukraine in February 2022.

Kremlin criticisms hid him as an irresponsible loose cannon, although some Western diplomats say that his statements illustrate thought in the circles of the development of Kremlin policies.

US officials had told Reuters before Trump’s latest remarks that Medvedev’s comments were not considered a serious threat, and it is not clear what prompted Trump’s last announcement beyond the public confrontation between the two on social networks.

Trump and Medvedev have exchanged mockery in recent days after Trump said on Tuesday that Russia had “10 days from today” to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine or be struck by prices.

Kristensen said Trump created a “engagement trap” by fueling expectations that he could use nuclear weapons if tensions increased more with Russia.

However, Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute and former senior Pentagon official, played the idea that this could lead to nuclear conflicts.

“It is really signaling. This is not the beginning of a nuclear confrontation and no one reads it as such. And I imagine that the Russians either,” she said.

She added that Trump’s actions, however, were not likely to change Russia to Ukraine.

Moscow, who established her own terms for peace in Ukraine, has shown no sign that she would respect the deadline of Trump.

Trump, who, in the past, praised good relations with Putin, expressed growing frustration towards the Russian chief, describing the last attacks of Russia against Ukraine as disgusting.