There are a lot of scary things happening in the country right now, but one really spooky one happened recently when a Russian submarine and a Russian frigate, both of which are capable of launching nuclear missiles that could wipe out entire U.S. cities, were seen traveling just 25 miles off the coast of Florida. No, I’m not playing a joke, ladies and gentlemen. This is for real.
And whatever message Russia was trying to send to the United States, most of us did not get it. Russians were clearly warning our country that they are totally willing to use nukes if they are pushed too hard, but, strangely, the vast majority of people, including those in our nation’s leadership do not seem to care all that much. I’m not sure which part of that is more frightening to be honest.
The narrative being pushed by the mainstream media are that the Russian ships aren’t a threat and we shouldn’t be worried about the incident. However, while many experts are trying to convince us all that everything is fine, Russians are already gearing up for a worst case scenario. That seems strange to me.
So a flotilla of four Russian war vessels are practicing the use of high precision weapons in the Atlantic ocean.
Russian warships are practising the use of high precision weapons in the Atlantic ocean, Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, putting the US on alert.
Vladimir Putin’s most modern frigate Admiral Gorshkov, a hypersonic missile carrier, is accompanying nuclear submarine Kazan and two other naval vessels.
The drills involve hitting targets from a distance of more than 370 miles, Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement, and follow an exercise in anti-aircraft fire.
All four vessels are set to arrive in Havana on Wednesday and will pass 25 miles from the coast of the United States on their journey, according to reports.
The vessels in question were on their way to Havana, Cuba where they got very, very close to the coast of Florida.
Three Russian Navy ships and a nuclear-powered submarine seem to be passing the Florida coast Tuesday, June 11, on the way to Cuba for a military exercise, according to open-source intelligence analysts on social media. A tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, said that the US Coast Guard Cutter Stone may be shadowing the Russian flotilla off the east coast of Florida abeam of Cape Canaveral.
On Wednesday, June 5, a U.S. official told the media that Russia planned to conduct naval exercises with combat vessels in the Caribbean region. The United States did not see the expected arrival of the flotilla to the Western Hemisphere to be threatening, but the official told Reuters the U.S. Navy will monitor the exercises. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not been made public yet.
Both the Kazan and the Admiral Gorshkov have the capability to carry nukes and are considered to be critical vessels in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military forces.
Despite this, both the Admiral Gorshkov and the Kazan are normally key vessels in Putin’s nuclear strike force.
Russia has not stated what firepower is being carried by his flotilla.
Now, it’s true that Russia is not at all intending to attack us right now. And the Cuban authorities have been rather open and honest about the vessels, saying that while they are capable of carrying nukes, they are not currently doing so.
Kazan and three other Russian naval vessels – missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov, fleet replenishment tanker Pashin and a salvage tug Nikolai Chiker – will dock in the Cuban capital from June 12 to 17, Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in two statements on Jun. 6, 2024. “None of the vessels is carrying nuclear weapons, so their stopover in our country does not represent a threat to the region,” it added.
While they might not be carrying the nukes right now, the fact the vessels got so close to the coast of Florida was definitely Russia sending the U.S. a very clear message. The Admiral Gorshkov is now armed with highly advanced hypersonic missiles that have a range of well over 1,000 kilometers.
The Admiral Gorshkov is armed with new Zircon hypersonic missiles. The weapon has been designed to arm Russian cruisers, frigates and submarines and could be used against both enemy ships and ground targets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has touted Zircon as a potent weapon capable of penetrating any existing anti-missile defenses by flying nine times faster than the speed of sound at a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (over 620 miles).
These kind of hypersonic missiles have the capability of carrying and delivering nuclear payloads. So, while they aren’t carrying nuclear weapons, they are armed with missiles that can deliver a nuclear payload. Still pretty darn dangerous. And there’s no way we could defend against that kind of attack. The devastation and loss of life would be immense.
So, what, exactly, is the message they are attempting to send?
We’re pushing matters with Ukraine too far. Our noses are stuck too far in business that shouldn’t, ultimately, concern us. We’re funding one side of a conflict, thus, we’ve taken that country’s side and gotten involved. That means we’re actively working against Russia’s interests. Not a good look.
Things need to change if we want to try a little diplomacy to bring this conflict in Europe to an end. Funding Ukraine, which we really can’t afford right now anyway, must stop.
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