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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Someone needs to turn that into a .gif that turns from
“reset” to “Launch”.
Maybe they’re planning to take out Congress. Now that would be such a shame.
With a Virginia class SSN following in close proximity.
They most likely have permission from whats his name.
They have mine too.
I’m sure we are doing the same to them.
Maybe even the SS Texas?
But probably under orders to do absolutely nothing if our Russian friends decide to do anything rash.
their subs don’t even need to do anything to be a threat:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-219
Is a military coup in the works for the U.S.? Will someone stand up and say “Enough!”
Biden said we’d be tested in the Zero administration and that we may not like the way they respond. Hope he’s wrong on both occasions. We haven’t like the way they’ve responded to anything yet.
Why should they do anything rash? That implies that they find us threatening. The best and bravest armed forces in the world has it’s collective hands tied.
what about their boomers?
Fear not, Comrades. Premier Obama is my homie.
It's probably sailing with a training crew of inexperienced conscripts. The fear is not that they'll do something rash, but something extremely stupid.
Are they trying to defect?
Should we call in U.S.S. Dallas?
Where the heck is Jack Ryan when you need him???
What Would Sarah Do?
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