Posted on 03/21/2016 10:32:58 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212
Russian President Vladimir Putin is deploying nuclear-armed submarines "dangerously close" to the United States and European allies, a Senate Democrat said following a trip to the Arctic Circle.
"No one is suggesting that Putin is contemplating a nuclear launch against a NATO country, but it's not clear how tethered to reality Putin is," Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy told reporters Monday. "And it should make us nervous that many of his submarines are starting to get dangerously close to the U.S. and our allies."
Murphy made the comments while arguing that the U.S. Navy needs to pursue an aggressive plan to replace aging submarines, which can thwart rival countries from gathering intelligence and maintain the security of global shipping lanes.
In recent years, Putin's navy has pursued a more aggressive strategy than even during the Cold War, Murphy said. "Russian submarines have been pushing out to the very precipice of NATO-ally waters," he said. "We have seen Russian boats coming closer to the U.S. and to our European partner ports than ever before, in immensely provocative ways — in ways that were rare even during the days of the Cold War."
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Just me, but seems like the kind of thing he would do, to "fundamentally change America" permanently. The closer we get to electing someone to challenge the current world order, the more likely I believe it is that something wicked may be headed our way, BEFORE we have time to right the ship of state, late this year.
I don't think he needs to be visiting foreign, non extradition countries... until AFTER March of 2017...
He needs blood in the streets and American cities in flames before the electin.
If the subs are in international waters then they have a right to be there. The US and Russia are not at war. Russian ships including submarines could probably visit US ports for shore leave if the Russian navy asked for that permission and I see no reason they would be refused.
How wonderfully strategic for Obama’s pentagon to let Vlad know we can hear him to the extent he has probed.
Advantage, Putin.
Obama’s buddies the Iranians could maneuver their subs close by too... and they ARE friends of Castro AND Obama.
It would be more suspicious if it were Iranian rather than Russian vessels.
Well we ARE dealing with the jerk(s) who let Hillary put CIA, NSA and other above top secret data, on her personal unsecured email server...
What’s a little technology leak here and there, between friends, right???
“....a little technology leak here and there, between friends, right???”
“What is ‘treason’(?) Alex!”
“Weasel Words for a thousand...”
“THE DAILY DOUBLE!”
I wonder... Would Iranian D-E boats have the range to operate off our East Coast without utilizing basing rights in Cuba or Venezuela?
Good question.
I actually have no idea.
But I’d like to see a systematic scuttling of every piece of equipment that the Iranians have.
How does our military work? Does NOTHING get done in response to a nuke attack from land based missiles or sea based missiles if the president doesn’t allow it?
could we have a one sided strike with us being on the nuked side with a traitor president?
he would LOVE to see America a nuclear wasteland.
but aren’t there ANY protocols in place to prevent him from letting someone launch a one sides attack?
I hate him.
In before the FR Putinista’s tell us the Russkies are our friends and Pootie is the new messiah.
Trump is the Messiah and Putin is John the Baptist.../sarc
The elites have to have an enemy to keep us all in line and supporting the GOPe and the banking and business elites behind it.
This Democrat Senator must have an interesting set of campaign contributors no doubt related to the military-industrial complex.......
Welcome to the 1960s.
In a word, yes
Without the president’s approval - provided that he is alive and in command, nothing is done.
He can order surrender or stand down.
Electin=election
Chris Murphy is an America-hating piece of filth who is all about giving billions and billions of dollars to Iran so that they can murder Americans, while scheming to deprive law-abiding American citizens of their Constitutionally-protected right to own and bear arms.
Any concern for US national security that he may speak about is a lie.
Obamas in Cuba with pictures showing him off as Castro’s best friend.
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