Donald Trump Orders 2 US Nuclear Submarines to Be Repositioned After Being Provoked by Former Russian President

TIMEMOMENTS.COM- Both Russia and the United States (US) are countries that rely heavily on nuclear submarines.

But what happens if the US and Russia engage in a debate and make threats with nuclear submarines?

This is what is currently being demonstrated by current US President Donald Trump and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, whose tensions have led to threats with nuclear submarines.

Ahead of his presidential campaign, Trump promised to end Russia's war in Ukraine within 24 hours; however, several discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin have yielded no results.

In large part, his frustration with the lack of progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

In this case, however, a social media dispute with Medvedev appears to have spurred him to action.

Al Jazeera's August 2, 2025, edition reported that Trump and the Russian military leader had been engaged in a heated exchange of accusations on social media platforms for some time.

Earlier, in response to Trump's new deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Medvedev wrote in a post on X that Trump was playing an "ultimatum game" with Russia.

"Every new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war.

Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with one's own country.

Don't get caught in a situation like Sleepy Joe!" Medvedev said.

Finally, Reuters reported on August 1, 2025, that US President Donald Trump on Friday (August 1, 2025) said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be deployed in the "appropriate region" in response to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's statement about the risk of war between the two nuclear-armed adversaries.

Security analysts called Trump's move a rhetorical escalation with Moscow, but not necessarily a military escalation, given that the United States already has nuclear-powered submarines deployed and capable of striking Russia.

Medvedev said on Thursday that Trump should remember that Moscow has a Soviet-era nuclear strike capability as a last resort, after Trump told Medvedev to "be careful what you say."

"Based on the very provocative statements of Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev... I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be deployed in the appropriate area, just in case these foolish and provocative statements go beyond that," Trump said in a social media post Friday (August 1, 2025).

Trump added: "Words matter, and often can lead to unintended consequences.

I hope this is not one of those examples."

When asked later by reporters why he ordered the submarines' movement, Trump said: "The threat was made by the former Russian president, and we will protect our people."

The US Navy and Pentagon declined to comment on Trump's remarks or whether the submarines had been moved.

It is rare for the US military to discuss the deployment and location of US submarines given their sensitive mission of nuclear deterrence.

Trump's comments come amid heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow, as Trump grows increasingly frustrated with what he sees as President Vladimir Putin's failure to negotiate an end to the more than three-year-old invasion of Ukraine.

He did not elaborate on what he meant by "nuclear submarines."

US military submarines are nuclear-powered and can be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles, though not all of them.

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