Overview

• President Trump announced on Truth Social that he had directed two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “appropriate regions” in response to what he called Medvedev’s “highly provocative” statements.
• He did not clarify whether the vessels are armed with nuclear warheads or simply nuclear-powered attack subs, and their exact locations remain classified.
• Publicly referencing submarine deployments is virtually unprecedented, underscoring Trump’s pattern of using high-profile nuclear signals as performative deterrence.
• Russian lawmaker Viktor Vodolatsky dismissed the threat, claiming Russia’s submarine fleet outnumbers the US and that no counter-deployment is necessary.
• The Pentagon declined to discuss operational details and referred all inquiries about the submarine orders to the White House.