Earlier today, reports came in of a successful test of Russia’s first intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear war heads. These missiles were fired from new submarines in Russia’s norther White Sea and landed in east Kamchatka. These new subs are equipped with 16 missiles and are the new front of Russia’s naval defense. Here are currently 7 available to Russia. This obviously raises more tensions with both Ukraine and the US while adding more pressure on other countries especially with the tensions with Israel. Further adding to this, Putin signed a bill revoking Russia’s participation in a nuclear testing ban. This was stated to be done to remain equals with the US.
This almost seems to reignite the Cuban Missile Crisis but in a more modern setting. The outcome of this could be very different as the US is not solely focused on Russia but also the de-escalation of the Israeli conflict as well. This has the potential to spark an all-out was that many countries to be dragged into.
Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/05/russia-ballistic-missile-submarine-test-00125463
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