The public is increasingly anxious and critical regarding the escalating nuclear tensions between the US and Russia, particularly in light of President Trump's provocative leadership. Many comments emphasize a strong desire for de-escalation and peace, while expressing skepticism about the intentions of both leaders.

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The same day they move Ghislaine Maxwell to a lower security prison camp.  Wonder which topic will get more news coverage

Danadroid

Does the US ever *not* have at least 2 missile boats near Russia?

Trust-Me-Im-A-Potato

🚨🚨🚨Trump on Truth Social: 

*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, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Words 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!*

Foreign-Policy-02-

If we start ww3 because of a social media flame war, maybe our best contribution to the universe is to bring home that Darwin Award as a species. 

FailingToLurk2023

"Yes kids, ww3 started due to some guy not wanting to talk about his relationship with some pedo dude that killed himself. We live in a strange world!"

DonutsOnTheWall

This means effectively nothing. There are always strategic missile subs on patrol.

Also, knowing Trump, he doesn't understand the difference between sub classes and may have sent nuclear attack subs just because they are 'nuclear'.

Icyknightmare

#AND HE CLAIMED HARRIS WAS GOING TO START WWIII 😆 😂 😂 TRUMP IS A PEDOPHILE!!!

FilthyUsedThrowaway

SomeBaldDude2013

He's literally going to start world war 3 to avoid being outed as a pedophile

D3dshotCalamity

Like we haven't had subs near Russia since we've had subs

lookieherehere

Anything to distract from the Epstein files.

confused_ma

"A man you can bait with a *tweet* is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." —Hillary.

Prudent_Link6029

World War 3 just to distract people from knowing that you're a pedophile rapist

CrispyMiner

How long ago was the famous.

"Your gambling with World War Three. Your Gambling with World War THree."

Well.

  
Things can change quickly as it seems.

Maybe you can only Gamble when you have a Suit on.

Historical_Purple741

It's a distraction. Release the Trumpstein files.

newtype06

I guess alcoholic Medvedev is going to fall out of the window in the near future.

YuriusSinisterClown

response to [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medvedev-reminds-trump-russias-doomsday-nuclear-strike-capabilities-war-words-2025-07-31/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medvedev-reminds-trump-russias-doomsday-nuclear-strike-capabilities-war-words-2025-07-31/) ?

mfairview

How about that?

Anyway, Trump is a rapist who raped underaged girls with Epstein, and he’s looking to pardon Epstein’s partner-in-crime even though she was an integral part of the rapes committed by the two men.

I_Framed_OJ

Distraction 101in progress 
Nice job MAGA you are gonna get everyone killed.

Coyote56yote

It terrifies me that man like Trump and Putin have that much of power on this planet…

Tribolonutus

He's not *that* desperate to get Epstein out of the news cycle. Right? RIGHT?!

DoggedStooge

As a sailor in the Navy, there are always subs near Russia. And Russia always has subs near us.

*ALWAYS*

xsealsonsaturn

The entire point of nuclear submarines is that your enemy DOESN'T KNOW where they are 

For fucks sake 🤡

brezhnervouz

nowaychris111

From the article: President Trump has directed the Navy to deploy the newest member of it's nuclear arsenal, the USS Epstein Files.

Game-of-pwns

booya-grandma

They’re already calling this the Epstein Missile Crisis

Nnoooice

CoulditBe_Me

Lol anyone who thinks we didn't already isnt living in reality. This is rhetoric. We always have assets around adversarial nations.

Annolyze

The funny thing is the idea of sending two of them to be in range of Russia.  Publicly, the US has 71 nuclear subs and 14 of the are Ohio class with ICBMs.  I have a feeling there are far more than two already in striking distance of Moscow and they have been there for a while.

MilmoWK

It's time to invoke the 25th. This lunatic is a danger on a global scale.

Shitty_Fat-tits

Those submarines were probably there for 4 decades now

sotommy

It doesn’t matter where ballistic missiles subs are located.  Russia targets are always within range due to the range of the missile.  This is a nothing statement and a nothing article.

Kind-Objective9513

Russia talks shit. Trump talks shit. And both of them put their ego first and nobody backs down. Politics have become 7 year olds talking shit to each other at school. Truly magnificent time to be alive.

McENEN

My guess is we *always* have nuclear submarines near Russia. It's part of first strike doctrine. Strike them so hard and so fast that they can't or seriously reconsider a second retaliatory strike. If you are surprised by this then you are just uninformed.

I mean, during the Cold War it's known fact that we had nuclear armed SAC bombers in the air literally 24/7, ready to strike if the orders came down.

ThrenderG

mild-hot-fire

K, but what’s the holdup on the Epstein files?

newtbob

ZefSoFresh

It would be 100% on brand for him to start World War III and all but exterminate the human race to cover for the fact that he’s a pedophile.

OhDivineBussy

This is such a none story. Anyone who has served in the armed forces or knows anything about the nuclear weapons strategy, knows that there are always subs sitting near Russia just waiting for world war 3. Spoiler alert there’s subs sat waiting off China too….. Trump is a rapist.

LoftyMonster

Ah, what we used to call wagging the dog.

OtherBluesBrother

We always have nuclear submarines near Russia. Always. He didn’t do anything. This is a distraction

DoggedDoggystyle

its almost like this is a diversion to another big story....hmm

TroyMatthewJ

Translation “Maybe if I move nukes around people will stop talking about Epstein”.

Notgreygoddess

this guy going to start another war to distract from the epstein files, inflation, and no jobs

bumblebeelivinglife

Cool now what about Epstein and that list?

ChamberofSarcasm

Let's be realistic, if Russia fires, it's game over for humans.

Tro1138

Guarantee Putin knew this before any of the sub commanders did.

atreeismissing

njman100

GooglyWooglyWoo

Trumps going to start a world war just to cover up the files

Relative_Drop3216

Tell me again how it was Biden and Harris who were going to get us into WW3 and not Donald  "no wars" Trump?

iamnotchad

They said that a woman president would be too erratic and emotional.

Kiddo1029

This is purely performative, a social-media theater :) 

He is countering what the Kremlin alcoholics do for a long time already: They are constantly referring to their nuke capabilities and threatening the West, sometimes disguised as bad jokes. Like in the last tweet by rambling Medvedev, Kremlin alcoholic, where he mentioned the "death hand" scenario, which again is a reference to their nukes.

Trump didn't do some unexpected move from subs closer to Russia and now "threatening Russia". Because a) subs are always patrolling and positioned, it's what subs do.  b) It doesn't really matter whether a nuclear sub is "closer to Russia".

It's like having a bully who is threatening you, and finally having enough of it and telling the bully: Ok, but know I have a gun and I will fvcking use it if I am threatened. 

And this is exactly what Trump did. And truth is, we do NOT know whether the constant rambling by the Kremlin alcoholics (plus the rambling about annihilating the West on their late-night propaganda TV) are idiotic rambling or maybe serious. 

This is why he said "Just in case your foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that" - Watch your fvcking words!

flexylol

So when was the last time the US announced the location of one of our submarines?

gecampbell

Jesus, the Epstein stuff must be getting really bad.

MicrowaveDonuts

Anything to distract from the Epstein files he's most definitely in.

Cantus_primus

Twelvefrets227

Trump is trying to make us forget about the Epstein Files. It won’t work. Release them now.

jdblue2112

Dude would rather launch nuclear weapons to distract from releasing the Epstein files. Donald has got to be connected to the pedo ring somehow.

Hucklet

Which of these small dick energy backs out first?

poolninjas

I think we all know that this is theater of the dumbest sort.

GreatCaesarGhost

We were 89 seconds from midnight. I wonder if we’re under 30 seconds yet?

SuperstitiousPigeon5

He would plunge the country into nuclear winter and live in a bunker before releasing the Epstein files.

valencia_merble

This is scripted to get Trump to cancel the 2026 election.  Russia nukes NYC, LA and Chicago.  Trump nukes San Fran.

ElkPitiful6829

DryToe1269

cristorocker

roadhammer2

We have had at least 3 SSBN's under the artic ice constantly since the 1960's to strike Russia. This is nothing bu a distraction from that Trump is a pedophile.

karl4319

I doubt the navy moved any subs at all they said sir yes sir and just continued their regular stuff...its such a dumb order...its intercontinental missiles it doesnt matter where you park the subs dumbass.

octahexxer

Glad-Peanut-3459

Republicans would rather restart the Cold War than convict pedophiles

KummyNipplezz

Absolute pantomime. The Trident 2 SLBM has a 7500 mile range and can be fired from underwater. They are all already in striking position, everybody knows this except maybe Trump.

kneejerk2022

CurrentlyLucid

Apprehensive-Ad9523

that's one hell of a clickbait title, the response is words

SpecialFlutters

Trump actually said “Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences”

lol.

problah

Their entire army is falling apart and their navy is in shambles and somehow their submarine fleet outnumbers ours?  These Russians live in the same delusional world as Kim Jong Un.  Our submarine fleet is vastly superior to anything the Russians have managed to keep running.

MIGreene85

azarza

Has that imbecile pulled the US out of NATO yet? In which case we can watch?

pogo0004

Imagine being so deep in the Epstein files that you have to play the nuclear card as a distraction.

Iflydryandsly

RowdyB666

Ginzy35

Take away the football before it's too late!

Narrow-Sky-5377

humanBonemealCoffee

The timing is so perfect, right when Ghislaine Maxwell is quietly moved from Florida prison to less harsh lockup in Texas as lawyers seek Trump pardon

[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-trump-pardon-epstein-b2800443.html](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-trump-pardon-epstein-b2800443.html)

Speeder172

28.02.2025, White House: Trump to President Zelenskyy "You are gambling with WW3" 

01.08.2025, White House: "Trump orders two nuclear submarines to be deployed near russia"

GreenEyeOfADemon

Better start a war before more people want the epstein files.

Sufficient_Delay1063

Will Trump start a war to stop the talk about Epstein?

Think-Werewolf-4521

Realistic_Let3239

Infinite_Crow_3706

Great, when can we see the Epstein files?

-Havery-

Back to the Epstein files please… nice try.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-trump-pardon-epstein-b2800443.html

Weird_Rooster_4307

Trump is just distracting from the fact that he’s a pedophile

Tman11S

Something something broken clock. I am not going to complain though, its about time Russia's nuclear saber rattling faced some consequences

piwikiwi

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