Posted on 08/06/2025 8:33:48 AM PDT by McGruff
The Russian and Chinese militaries practiced destroying an "enemy" submarine during joint naval drills Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump moved a pair of nuclear submarines toward Russia, a report said.
The drills involved Il-38 planes from Russia’s Pacific Fleet and Chinese Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft, according to Reuters, and came after Trump announced last Friday that he "ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions" following "highly provocative statements" made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
"As a result of effective joint actions, the 'enemy' submarine was promptly detected and mock-destroyed," Russia’s defense ministry said Wednesday following the naval exercises in the Sea of Japan, Reuters reported. "After practicing anti-submarine tasks, the crews of the Russian and Chinese ships thanked each other for their fruitful work."
The White House and State Department did not immediately respond Wednesday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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Sure.
ASW is very difficult, especially against American subs. They make it sound like it was just a walk in the park with a lot of high-fives.
The problem with an exercise like this is, is it the Globetrotters versus the Washington Generals? Are they practicing against the JV squad and high fiving each other?
Trump aint gonna move em to where you want him to. You do realize this?
What’s the point of this anyway?
They’re not going to sink a sub that hasn’t done anything yet, or at least when war hasn’t started yet.
By the time they launch, maybe you can score a few revenge points by going after them, but the real damage is already done.
The probably start their drill with “we found a sub.”
That is like practicing a moon landing from 100ft….without figuring out how to get to the moon.
By the time an American sub gets near the surface, its too late.
Guess the Russian and Chinese military’s don’t think the satellites are a problem for them.
Its been done before. See: Scorpion.
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