US Deploys Submarines Following Trump's Response to Medvedev's Provocative Remarks
US President Donald Trump has directed the deployment of two nuclear submarines to undisclosed strategic sites following a heated exchange with Dmitry Medvedev, the former President of Russia and current Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council.
Medvedev's comments on Telegram, which mocked the United States and alluded to Cold War-era nuclear strategies, prompted Trump's response. Describing the remarks as “highly provocative,” Trump stated, “I have ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that.”
In a post on X, Trump cautioned, “Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this will not be one of those instances.”
The verbal exchange began when Trump labeled Medvedev as the “failed former President of Russia” and criticized India’s trade relations with Russia while announcing new tariffs and penalties against New Delhi. Trump remarked, “They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,” asserting that India has some of the highest tariffs in the world.
In response to Trump’s remarks, Medvedev wrote, “If a few words from the former president of Russia can provoke such a jittery reaction from the mighty President of the United States, then Russia must be completely in the right.” Medvedev also sarcastically referenced Russia’s Cold War-era “Dead Hand” nuclear retaliation system in light of Trump’s comments about “dead economies.”
The exchange has raised concerns among international observers, particularly due to the nuclear implications and Trump’s direct military orders. While the US Department of Defense has not revealed the precise locations for the submarines' deployment, the situation is being scrutinized amid escalating global geopolitical tensions.
