Posted on 11/06/2022 6:39:14 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
The world’s largest nuclear submarine has been spotted leaving Gibraltar under intense protection from the Royal Marines as it reportedly heads towards the Black Sea. The USS Rhode Island’s departure comes as fears grow over what Vladimir Putin will do after another humiliating retreat.
Yesterday, the Russian President called for civilians to leave Kherson in the south of Ukraine due to the advancing counter-offensive on the occupied city.
Officials and Russian commanders who had been installed by the Kremlin in the occupied region were seen fleeing as the Ukrainian counter-offensive pushed south.
Putin’s regime has repeatedly claimed Ukraine was planning to set of a dirty bomb – an explosive laced with radioactive material – which intelligence officials believe may be a precursor to a false flag operation.
(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...
This is a stupid escalation of hostilities.
The Black sea to Russia is like the Chesapeake or St Lawrence seaway or is to the US. Team Biden is too dangerous to have control of the nuclear football.
Potemkin Biden are a team of socially promoted professional virtue signalers, previously know to the logically thinking world as... dumbbells.
USS Rhode Island is Ohio Class displaces at 18,750 tonnes and as such is 3rd largest sub class - behind Russia’s Borei class at 24,000 tonnes and the Typhoon class at 48,000 tonnes
Bingo!
Well said.
This would be a little like the Ruskies sending a SSBN into the Gulf of Mexico.
Technically speaking, every morning when I go from the master bedroom of my house to the bathroom, I'm, "heading toward the Black Sea."
It is 560 feet in length. It’s a big ‘un. I think Russia has one that is a little bit longer.
I doubt seriously it is headed for the Black Sea. There is no reason at all for it to go there.
The people and governments of Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and even Georgia would like to have a discussion with you about the significance of the Black Sea to their countries.
“This is a stupid escalation of hostilities.”
Calm down. It is not going to go to the Black Sea.
I don't believe there are any left in commission.
They aren't going to put a boomer in the Black Sea. My guess would be she's headed for the Atlantic.
the master bedroom of my house
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Its now the primary bedroom don’t you know. Everything has to be politically correct.
They really do have monkeys in the streets there.
"If you’ve ever visited Gibraltar, a rock off the south of Spain that is United Kingdom territory, the most memorable thing about the place are the cheeky monkeys who have lived there for the past 300 years. "
So, the sub leave a scheduled port call…and all of a sudden it’s about nuclear war?
I love propaganda as much as the next guy, but this is silly. SSBNs are all over the place. We simply know where this one was.
You are only seeing 10% of it, the rest 90% is under water:)/s
I believe all submarines have to surface when transiting the Bosporus to & from the Black Sea. I really doubt we’re sending a sub to the Black Sea for that reason alone.
The Flying Sub was cool!
I saw the headline and wondered why they were crowing about a Russian sub leaving Gibraltar...
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