Posted on 08/04/2009 3:04:17 PM PDT by Saint Reagan
WASHINGTON — A pair of nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines has been patrolling off the eastern seaboard of the United States over recent days, a rare mission that has raised concerns inside the Pentagon and intelligence agencies about a more assertive stance by the Russian military.
The episode has echoes of the cold war era, when the United States and the Soviet Union regularly parked submarines off each other’s coasts to steal military secrets, track the movements of their underwater fleets — and be poised for war.
But the collapse of the Soviet Union all but eliminated the ability of the Russian Navy to operate far from home ports, making the current submarine patrols thousands of miles from Russia even more surprising for military officials and defense policy experts.
“I don’t think they’ve put two first-line nuclear subs off the U.S. coast in about 15 years,” said Norman Polmar, a naval historian and expert on submarine warfare.
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And this is news how?
It may have been in the 80's, but there will never be ANY Toshiba products in this house!
How many folks today even remember this? I'll bet there are a good many Freepers using Toshiba laptops.
This particular Freeper will Never buy Toshiba, for just that reason.
In any situation, or crisis, I am confident that a President Palin would always err on the side of protecting her country, even if it risked being 'chastised' by leaders of other nations or their citizens.
Forney, Wampum, Pa.
Nothing to see here, it’s just Obama’s ride to Martha’s Vineyard.
I could see the stupid side now that you mention it. However since they are just learning, anything they do is OK as per 0’s rules of engagement.
Cold War II
Either that or the Russians want to trade in their Clunkers.
Clunker subs? LOL!
I myself am not terribly worried about it, since those are probably the only two sea-worthy submarines in the entire Russian fleet.
The Swedes were complicit in that betrayal as well - a Swedish company called Kongsberg.
Or they have come to rescue us from our oppressive government.
They just want to enjoy the FL coast now that the snowbirds are up north.
She’d do absolutely nothing. She would (hopefully) let the Navy handle it.
It only takes 5-15 minutes from a Russian sub missile launch either from the West or East Coasts to hit any city.Very little time to take cover.It takes the same amount of time for our missiles from a Trident submarine to hit their Russian targets.
They provide security for Obama on his sabbaticals to Moscow, courtesy of Putin and Soros.
Hey Obeyme- your ride is here
Good job NYT! /s
The big question here is why would the New York Times have/been given this knowledge? The follow-up question is why are they being reported?
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