The American president has condemned what he called “foolish and inflammatory statements” by the former Russian leader
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has ordered two nuclear submarines to move close to Russia, citing social media comments by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Trump announced the decision on his Truth Social platform, condemning Medvedev’s “highly provocative” statements and claiming that “words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences.”
“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,” the US president wrote.
Trump has lately been locked in a bitter war of words on social media with Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. While the US president did not elaborate, his announcement of a military response apparently relates to a post made by the Russian politician on Thursday.
Medvedev was responding to a post by Trump on Truth Social hours earlier, in which the American president branded him a “failed” former leader and warned him to “watch his words.” The former Russian head of state mocked the “nervous” reaction displayed by Trump, suggesting it only proved that “Russia is doing everything right and will continue to proceed along its own path.”
“And about India’s and Russia’s ‘dead economies’ and ‘entering very dangerous territory’ – well, let him remember his favorite movies about ‘the walking dead,’ as well as how dangerous the fabled ‘Dead Hand’ can be,” Medvedev wrote.
The latter remark referred to the legendary ‘Perimetr’ system, dating back to the Soviet era and presumed to still exist in Russia. The autonomous system is believed to be an apocalyptic dead man’s switch, capable of firing the surviving nuclear arsenal at once in a scenario where the country was hit by a devastating first strike that eliminates its leadership and breaks the chain of command responsible for ordering retaliation.
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