| Tango01 | 12 Dec 2018 9:39 p.m. PST |
""Our submarines, too, might have surfaced suddenly some place in the Gulf of Mexico to shock America," Korotchenko said. "We have the corresponding forces of our submarine fleet there. We do not do that for the simple reason our purpose is not to show off in such a silly way, but to cope with the assigned tasks." Russia's message to the United States: Sail your warships into Russian coastal waters, and we'll send our warships into yours. That threat comes after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed into an area of the Sea of Japan, near the Russian port of Vladivostok, that is claimed by Russia. The USS McCampbell conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOPS) cruise to demonstrate that the United States does not recognize Russian sovereignty over those waters…."
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| Thresher01 | 12 Dec 2018 11:19 p.m. PST |
Well, we could up the ante with the 50th (58th?) Anniversary of the end (start) of Operation Chrome Dome II, just for grins, using some of the same jets that flew on the original missions, I suspect: link B-52s forever, and much, much better armed. |
| Choctaw | 13 Dec 2018 9:00 a.m. PST |
Russian submarines are more a danger to themselves and the environment than they are to the U.S. |
 StoneMtnMinis  | 13 Dec 2018 10:08 a.m. PST |
No big deal, they have been there before and we always had a good idea of their locations. |
| Tango01 | 13 Dec 2018 11:19 a.m. PST |
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 13 Dec 2018 12:08 p.m. PST |
That sounds pretty normal for submarine operations. I'm sure US and UK submarines enter the White Sea, Golden Horn Bay, and of course the Black Sea frequently. |
| JMcCarroll | 13 Dec 2018 2:21 p.m. PST |
As for the Russian subs, we will know where each one is in real time. |
| Lion in the Stars | 14 Dec 2018 11:16 a.m. PST |
@JMcCarroll: I dunno, rumor has it that the newest Russian subs, the Borei and Yasen classes, are pretty dang quiet. So unless we park an American sub at the entrance to their port and follow them from there, it's possible they might 'sneak in'. Not that they'd need to for getting weapons in range, those Russian cruise missiles have a really long range. But the Gulf of Mexico is international waters, so there's nothing illegal about a Russian navy vessel, submarine or surface, from being there. If they tell us ahead of time, we might even grant port visits! |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 14 Dec 2018 12:42 p.m. PST |
Lion +1. It's just tit-for-tat reciprocity. If we can enter their backyard, then it's only fair that they can enter ours. |
| Zephyr1 | 15 Dec 2018 10:11 p.m. PST |
It's winter in Russia. Nothing new about the annual Soviet submarine migration to warmer waters…  |
| Ghostrunner | 16 Dec 2018 9:03 a.m. PST |
I support annual migrations of endangered species. |
 Wolfshanza | 16 Dec 2018 11:33 p.m. PST |
Mebbe Mexico can hire them to take out the druggie subs (if any are left) ?  |
| Thresher01 | 17 Dec 2018 11:24 p.m. PST |
More likely the cartels will hire them to move their product, and to help fund the Russian defense forces. |
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