Trump Claims Nuclear Submarines Sent to Russia Amid Escalating Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 30, stated that he had deployed nuclear submarines to the coast of Russia. “I sent a submarine, a nuclear submarine, the deadliest weapon,” he declared during a speech to the highest command staff of the U.S. Armed Forces. The remarks were shared on the YouTube channel of the PBS News Hour television company. Trump attributed the decision to deploy submarines to concerns over “nuclear” threats.