• Typotyper@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    Could have imagined this happening as little as 3 years ago.

    An ally sending a nuclear deterrent into our waters as a message/warning to the US. This normally happens to countries like Iran or North Korea

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      17 hours ago

      To be accurate, this is a nuclear propelled attack submarine. It does not carry nuclear warheads and is not what we normally call a “nuclear deterrent”.