Four Russian warships are now near Cuba?
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Just listened to Martyanov on the subject, and this is a flag-showing and is a friendly visit, which they have done from time to time.
People think that the Russians left after the cuban Missile crisis, but USSR and later Russia never abandoned their base, and have remained friendly with Cuba. The Cuban Missile crisis was about a spat that also involved USA putting missiles in Turkey. the agreement was to remove the LR missiles from both countries - thus a tit-for-tat de-escalation.
The Sub entered half-submerged, flying a flag. Which would not happen if anyone was going to actually use a sub to launch something.
Yes, the weapons they have on-board could reach Canada, but that would only be fired if the ships were attacked.
I am not too sure its an ICBM boat, its look to be too small for that, probably a hunter/killer one.
Are we talking about the Russian one(s) or the American one(s)?
There are hypersonic LR 'smart' missiles on the Russian ships (smaller but also heaps faster and more doodly than ICBMs - that is, they can change course mid-flight), and they are Nuke capable, as Martyanov detailed recently. He said that from Cuba they can reach Canada. So not 'interontinental' but good. and evasive enough for the purpose.
Russians had drills mid-atlantic, which is totally acceptable for any navy. In my armchair estimation, prolly nothing will akshully be launched, because Putin said they will respond to US aggression symmetrically - he said this when the announcement was made in the USA that Ukrainians had been given 'permission' to use missiles into 'old' Russia (towards Belgorod). Clearly a 'red' line as the media likes to call it. So, to make things more symmetrical, Putin mentioned 'helping' third parties who can attack USA - just as US is 'helping' Ukraine. I imagine that Russian help will be far more effective, as they don't brook deceipt, that is, the Ukrainians are taking the US tax-payers for a ride with their most corrupt 'ways of doing business'. I bet the same work an be achieved at a fraction of the cost.
Up to now, the arrivals in 'old' Russia have been still pretty much same-same, so mostly HIMARS and drones - steered by, maybe Ukrainians, maybe mercs. The drone operators are being hunted down - It's a game of chicken. Once the Russians see an escalation in the range of arrivals, or they know for sure that Americans are most clearly in control (When Ukrainians are all gone, and NATO desperation reaches screaming-point), then one may expect an Russian arrival in a US control node, such as Pentagon, State Department, munitions factories, supply logistics vehicles, or satellites. There are options.
To back up that theory - Ritter mentioned that the Russians might leave a few 'gifts' behind to harden Cuba, and then maybe Venezuela, as well.