“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Aug 02, 2025
Image of an American nuclear-powered submarine courtesy of Adobe
On My Mind Today:
Trump tells the world that a couple of Nuclear submarines have been moved ‘closer’ to Russia over an argument with Dimitri Medvedev — once, long ago, the Russian President — whose title is now Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation and who has no authority to declare, nuclear nor any other kind of war on any country. He is an “advisor” to Putin. So why is Trump arguing about nuclear war with Medvedev and announcing that he has moved a couple of “nuclear submarines” closer to Russia? It is, so far as I can tell, just another duplicitous political stunt that in reality means absolutely nothing, except a half-assed attempt of a ‘power trip’ that only, as always, proves to us all that this mentally-challenged and deceitful man is incompetent and incapable of managing his presidency or anything else. He even cheats at golf.
And here’s why: As described by “Quora” no one knows the difference between a nuclear-powered submarine and a nuclear-powered submarine carrying nuclear weapons except for two ranking sailors onboard and an on-board crew with a “need to know”. So here is the official typical response to anyone, including, I assume, our president, who asks such a question . . .
“The standard response is usually along the lines of : “we can neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons onboard “USS X”.
In most instances, a sub may be designed to carry conventional or nuclear weapons, but at no time does anyone but people assigned to the 2-man integrity security protocol have a need to know if nuclear weapons are currently stored or scheduled to be deployed onboard that particular vessel.
Depending on what mission parameters may be, that alone will likely determine if a sub is deployed with nuclear weapons of any kind, but the need to know is usually only the crew and those placed with the responsibility of testing and safeguarding those weapons onboard that platform regardless of what type sub it happens to be.”
Trump is not one of those crew members. Even if Trump were to “know” he would not be allowed to report such information to anyone, including the media and public . . .
So it goes that the term “nuclear” included with submarine means no more than the submarine uses nuclear power to operate.
So, I have to ask the world — what is Trump’s agenda and for what purpose? I suspect it is nothing more than an attempt to divide and conquer nothing more than the media, the common people, an “Epstein/Trump sexual-abuse diversion, and pretense that he is separating himself from Putin in order to save face over his belligerent and undemocratic treatment of Ukraine. ~llaw
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TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Saturday, (08/02/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Trump deploys nuclear submarines closer to Russia | LBC – YouTube
YouTube
… all-new LBC App: https … things that were very bad, talking about nuclear“. Medvedev, who is now …
‘Very risky business’: John Bolton reacts to Trump’s nuclear subs order | CNN
CNN
President Donald Trump issued a rare threat of nuclear escalation on Friday, saying he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be strategically …
Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader – WLKY
WLKY
Medvedev responded hours later by writing, “Russia is right on everything and will continue to go its own way.” Trump Scotland · Trump shortens the 50 …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Nuclear Energy Now – 8/1/25 – The National Interest
The National Interest
The EU pledges to buy US nuclear fuel, the UAE deepens global nuclear energy ties, Project Pele advances, and South Asia ramps up civil nuclear …
Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia after threatening tweet from Dmitry Medvedev
The Guardian
Order suggests president might be ready to launch nuclear strike against Russia as tensions rise over Ukraine war. … power‘ in UN speech. 28 Sept 2024 …
Trump’s Irresponsible Nuclear Threat – The Atlantic
The Atlantic
(All American submarines are nuclear–powered; Trump may mean submarines armed with ballistic nuclear weapons.) … nuclear, the power, the devastation, …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Metsamor could trigger next global nuclear emergency and Armenians denying it
AzerNews
According to EVN Report, the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has long drawn concern due to a combination of environmental, technical, and geopolitical …
Fire near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant brought under control, says Russian management
Arab News
No plant employees or members of the emergency services had been injured. MOSCOW: A fire that broke out near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant …
NRC Approval Moves Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closer to Restarting – Sierra Club
Sierra Club
… nuclear fuel back to the site. As Alan Blind, a retired nuclear executive, former Emergency Plan Director at Palisades and Indian Point and a lead …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russia president’s menacing tweet
The Guardian
Medvedev had earlier said that Trump’s threats to sanction Russia and a recent ultimatum were “a threat and a step towards war”. “I have ordered …
Trump Escalates Nuclear Brinksmanship with Russia Over Social Media Spat | TIME
Time Magazine
Asked why he ordered the redeployment of nuclear submarines, Trump said, “a threat was made and we didn’t think it was appropriate, so I have to be …
Trump orders nuclear submarines closer to Russia “just in case” – Axios
Axios
… nuclear bluster from former Russian President Dmitry … War Three after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now he’s making nuclear threats of his own.
Nuclear War
NEWS
Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia after threatening tweet from Dmitry Medvedev
The Guardian
Order suggests president might be ready to launch nuclear strike against Russia as tensions rise over Ukraine war.
Why is Trump moving nuclear submarines after spat with Medvedev? – Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Trump’s announcement follows a war of words with former Russian president over social media. Russia”s President Vladimir Putin (L) and US President …
Trump says he’s ordererrelevantd nuclear submarines re-positioned after Russian official’s ‘highly …
CNN
Medvedev has no power to launch Russia’s nuclear weapons, and often acts as more of an attack dog than a real decision-maker inside the Kremlin. Still …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
A Year Since the Biscuit Basin Explosion (Yellowstone Monthly Update – August 2025)
YouTube
… Caldera Chronicles https://usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/caldera-chronicles?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=usgs-main&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes …
No, animals are not leaving Yellowstone National Park. (Don’t believe everything online.)
Idaho Capital Sun
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists … Volcano Observatory and the Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano …
A year since the Biscuit explosion… are animals leaving the park? (Yellowstone Monthly …
USGS.gov
In mid-May, scientists with the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory installed a webcam overlooking Black Diamond Pool and it caught its first eruption on …