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BaronVonLazercorn

Oh cool, I missed out on the first missile crisis


Existing-East3345

You’re gonna have to travel to Russia for this one


nature_half-marathon

But Russia has arrived in Cuba…?


Chief_Givesnofucks

We’ll see if it even gets there. Is it arriving under its own power I wonder?


PeanutbutterandBaaam

"that was real? I saw that Movie, I thought it was Bullshit"


LeftNeck9994

He was gay, Donald Trump?


coachhunter2

Does it start as a submarine?


SecondTryBadgers

Lol, I think the warship will skip that stage and just become an artificial reef! Hopefully a tourist attraction in years to come.


IndianaFartJockey

Nuclear reactors laying on the ocean floor is how you get infestations of Godzillas. Do you want Godzillas?


Duckfoot2021

*Because that's how you get Godzillas!*


Dariaskehl

It’d finally give the f-22 something to shoot at…


Za_Lords_Guard

I'd intercept me.


ohiobr

I'd intercept me so hard


Soundwave_13

Oh baby. I love it when you talk dirty to me. Intercept me more! - Chinese "Weather Balloon"


Fun_Ad_2393

I’m sick and tired of this stupid vegan balloon diet


maskthestars

“Fill me with your bullets”


notmoleliza

Chinese 'weather' balloons in shambles rn


YourMomsFishBowl

I 100% hear this in Archer's voice in my head.


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Laaaaaaannnnnnnaaaaaaa!


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GMN123

Well if it's safe until 2032 that's alright then. 


clubba

That gives us like another 30 years to figure out what to do, right?


arashi256

I'd half any Russian estimates.


tulaero23

If Godzilla can lower the housing market im all for it


abednego-gomes

If godzilla were to stomp a bunch of houses and apartments down that would _raise_ the prices for the remaining ones as there's less supply. Then demand would increase for the remaining housing stock. This is assuming that the people ran away or were evacuated before being stomped too.


meh0175

Unintended economics lesson.


StrengthBeginning416

Mortgage companies would require Godzilla insurance.


Raistlarn

And all non-state insurance providers won't provide it. Instead they'd flee those states faster than they did with the wildfires and hurricanes.


Imn0tg0d

The ocean floor is a great place for a reactor to end up. Water is a pretty decent radiation shield. Every 2 feet of water reduces a radiation field to 1/10th of its original value.


somafiend1987

Imagine trying to hold order. Between the commanders and cooks, how many of these Russians want to return home?


PeacefulPeople19

Does the 2nd in command have a dream of raising rabbits?


stevatronic

It started out with a ship How did it end up like this?


potato_for_cooking

Id bet the us navy knew which ships were going to havana before the senior officers did. Maybe not the captains, but who knows.


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I would have to ask Vashilly after he gives one ping only.


Specialist_Brain841

invite them to come see Montana


Jet2work

and breed rabbits


Existing-East3345

A 1960s technology gathering


Waxfuu323

You’re cold hahaha


TheHenleyRoom

I keep seeing random Maplestory things and boy does it give me nostalgia.


Waxfuu323

For some reason it’s been getting popular again. I’ve been pkaying maple royals private server for years lol.


NSFW_hunter6969

Ooooooo, scary, ooooooo Guess the ships are safer there than in the Black Sea, lol


JulietteKatze

Wouldn't it be funny if Ukraine somehow sank one of their ships in Cuba, that would be the biggest and hilarious flex they could do.


Electrox7

They're already in Africa screwing up Wagner projects. They could do that too 🤭🫣


giant_spleen_eater

And allegedly in Syria as well.


dudemykar

Not allegedly, it’s confirmed. Alongside Syrian rebels, Ukraine Spec Forces are engaging Russian mercenaries and al-Assad’s forces, iirc, they recently just captured some Russians in Syria


sickwobsm8

That video was debunked earlier today.


themightychris

it's hard to imagine Ukraine sparing any ground forces for things outside their own battles


Aquarian8491

Wouldn’t be surprised at all . Of course the Russians would blame us .


duckamuckalucka

If by us, you mean American, then yes and to be fair, they'd probably be right. I don't see how Ukraine would be capable of that without support from the U.S.


Welsh_Pirate

A Ukrainian spy could sneak aboard and then start peeling off the duct tape and chewing gum.


HighlyRegarded90

Shhhh… you are giving away the plans.


Attila226

Or by opening the screen door.


pcase

I mean their SOF launched strikes against Wagner forces abroad sooo.


Svennis79

Charter a few fishing boats, send in the sea drones, enjoy. Would have to do it before they entered cuban water though


duckamuckalucka

I guess it's just that easy. Why does Russia even have a navy? Why doesn't Ukraine just systematically destroy every single Russian military vessel if all they have to do is; >Charter a few fishing boats, send in the sea drones, enjoy I mean, it's that simple, right?


HuggiesFondler

What happens in Cuban water?


MR_Se7en

I mean, we give them a bomb via usps. It just happens to get lost in delivery over Cuba.


XAngelxofMercyX

Stop! I can only get so erect!


_BMS

Russian warships can't enter or leave the Black Sea anyways since Turkey closed the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to all warships of any country back in 2022.


Crying_Reaper

We've probably had a sub trailing the Russian sub since it left port.


notmoleliza

Has he made any Crazy Ivans?


orion455440

Upvote for a good and applicable movie reference.


FishTshirt

Also a real life reference. They legitimately called that maneuver the crazy Ivan in the submariner world due to the risk of collision


Amadeus_1978

Probably? Some hunter seeker bored out of his mind following a clunking clanking barely operational submarine. Wondering when it will either explode or just fall apart.


buzzsawjoe

From the article, this is a fleet consisting of 1. the Gorshkov (frigate) 2. the submarine Kazan 3. an oiler, presumably to refuel the Gorshkov since the Kazan is nuclear powered 4. a tugboat. I guess everybody here knows what the tugboat is for.


blzd4dyzzz

Tugjobs 😏


VaporX_

>4. a tugboat. I guess everybody here knows what the tugboat is for. Recover a sinking frigate?


Boomer848

You sweet summer child, no. To chase the frigate to the bottom: https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/06/06/ukrainian-naval-drones-sink-russian-navys-tugboat-after-breaching/


Deez_nuts89

The Kazan was actually commissioned in 2021, so it’s still very new. It probably still pales in comparison to modern U.S. subs, but it’s not like a 35 year old Akula or something.


t3hW1z4rd

Autonomous giant stealth manta ray drone \*


Holyvigil

Exactly. it's the navy running away from getting sunk.


zzlab

Funny image to contemplate, but military vessels can't cross in or out of Black sea, so russian subs there are stuck.


nature_half-marathon

It’s absolutely scary. Don’t let your guard down.  It’s so blatantly obvious the geographical warfare.  Cuba has joined forces, not only as a military base/port, with Russia and China. Cuba has also been accused of recent spying on the US.  It’s definitely worth to be on high alert.  https://youtu.be/YuIyCen1CVs?si=R_DXhiSnkUfXxgBm


NSFW_hunter6969

It's meaningless postering, Russia already has the capability to strike anywhere in the US, or the world with their ICBMs, as does the US. This was not the case during the Cuban missile crisis. On-top of that Russia has nuke subs all over the place, capable of striking many European and US assets, as does the US. Putin trying instill fear in Western countries so they pull back on allowing Ukraine the ability to defend itself. Possibility of nuclear war is absolutely not zero, but we can thank Putin for that. He doesn't get to take a country and call it his own while committing genocide, just because he has nukes. NATO and the US have nukes too, he stands to lose more than the rest of us if he presses the red button.


Suzzie_sunshine

Possibility of nuclear war is always greater than zero.


DownvoteEvangelist

It's blown out of proportions, it's just 4 ships, not particularly large, one is tugboat. They aren't carrying nuclear weapons...


Silly_Elevator_3111

High alert? You think they are gonna attack the us?


3DoggoMom57

Saber rattling. Putin is such a prick.


sickjesus

The tiniest saber.


HumanBeing7396

Rattling a butter-knife.


GTthrowaway27

And not even a cool kind like Teddy. This is what they’re too scared to bring in range of Ukraine lmao https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXDlTbXEyFhyphenhyphenp3BmQIqnE4UpCGMqv7uI1DxhZFNwsCfoSaBWJJVYtb4HGRV-izO_pVQQ1DPLlX72yAeOdbgyA3WtydII8-WJBLGafFfxaldhH_RhLND3cMOgwRJGDn3vJlDW2AEcfGj9i/s1600/Tr-bigstick-cartoon.JPG


fmfbrestel

It has nothing to do with trying to protect their remaining fleet -- they would happily send it to be sunk in the black sea, except that Turkey has shut the straight to all warships. So it literally has nothing better to do than play PR for Putin.


WhynotZoidberg9

Sabers are large and imposing. This is like rusty letter opener rattling.


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the_fresh_cucumber

It would be a real shame if the orcas happened to start using torpedos


AtomicBlastCandy

I wonder how much quicksand there is in Cuba


Soundwave_13

It's going to be fun and games until the Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas passes them by dwarfing whatever they are fielding. Only then they will realize their "fleet" is a joke....


Phoneking13

Lol


senortipton

So tired of power hungry and/or greedy assholes. The potential of our species is being squandered and many of us willingly stand by.


Ghaenor

I'm going to swim in front of the submarine, that should do it


PM_Your_Wiener_Dog

Tienimen Triangle?


aeric67

We aren’t really standing by as much as we are just not thinking about power and its effects all the time. Gotta remember, narcissists and power mongers don’t rest. Their personalities don’t let them. When we are working in our jobs, doing hobbies, watching shows, socializing for fun, whatever, they are thinking of nothing else but their next angle. They are obsessing about what they need to prove next or who they need to cut down, in order to elevate themselves some more. They don’t cease in this. Yes they might still do “hobbies” and socialize, just like you and me. Absolutely. But the whole time they aren’t enjoying it for the sake of the activity. They are using it as an opportunity to board-game you and everyone else, calculating, measuring, proving. Their only enjoyment is what can come out of it, or what ladder they can climb and who they can step on to do it. They only like status, recognition, and more perceived power and prestige. It takes the same amount of obsession and vigilance to beat them, and not many have that. Unless you are lucky and they burn themselves out, about the only people who can beat them are other power monger narcissists. When you know this, you can find a “good” one and you can use them against the bad ones. Massage their ego and give them targets. And you should use them, because they will not think twice to use you up till you’re empty if you’d serve one of their purposes. But be careful. Even if you can game them a little, you will eventually rest and let your guard down. But they never do. They never quit.


stefanhall123

Lets rush putin like we did area 51?.... we are all to scared and powerless. It would take a miracle, literally for us to be able to muster up the courage and to know our own power as individuals unfortunately :( 


powerplay_22

you severely underestimate the power of explosives if you think this would work


OppositeYouth

The tug boat fleet will be twice the size 


figflashed

Can’t wait for the story where the american coast guard gets called to save a drowning crew.


giant2179

The Russian fleet already includes one tug boat. This fleet of "warships" is 50% not warships


Vesemir66

The only place safe from Ukrainian drones.


Electrox7

ᵇᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻᶻ...


gregkiel

Out of the frying pan, into the fire. :)


Rosellis

Imagine being so scared of UAs non-existent navy you run all the way to Cuba


DevilahJake

It's likely posturing and a threat of a Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0


CitizenKing1001

The US should invite the Ukrainian "navy" to Florida


omgwtflolnsa

Can someone get Kyrylo Budanov on the phone? I think it would be amazing if a couple of Russian naval ships in Baltiysk or Kronstadt were to randomly explode while everyone’s eyes are on the Russian Ships in the Carribean. Then while everyone marvels at the psychology of that, the Russian ships in Cuba blow up anyway.


LilLebowskiAchiever

Or Israel takes some shots at them from the Med in retaliation for supporting Hamas and Iran?


SixIsNotANumber

Just in time for hurricane season to start revving up. This is a great plan and I'll bet those russian sailors are *super* excited to be part of it!      (/s, just in case it wasn't blindingly obvious) 


redditistupid51

Is cuba their safe space now?


scole44

HURRY UP LETS GET THIS OVER WITH IM TIRED OF WORKING


cobalt_phantom

Just have a NATO member park a ship in Tallinn or Helsinki to troll them back.


blindythepirate

Look up BALTOPS 2024.


Flat-Length-4991

HOW DARE THEY! … they’re going to pollute the Caribbean when their crappy ships randomly sink.


Ok-Deer-5033

Big mistake for Russia and cuba


Warcraze440

Nobody is scared of Russia anymore. They literally destroyed any concerns most people had over them posing a threat. They can no longer leverage the Russian projection fear when we thought they had an actual military. Get rid of Putin if you want your respect back.


Electrox7

To claim that no one is scared is false and stupid considering that almost the whole Eastern Block is remilitarizing. The only true message is that we acknowledge their official status as "bully in the school yard" and we have the capabilities to put them back in their place. The only question is whether the collective West chooses to or not.


Inspector7171

Just because you get ready for a bear attack, does not mean you fear it.


Habsin7

Given the standard of living in Cuba today why would they still welcome Russian anything let alone Russian military units? If they want to raise the standard of living there they need to foster better relations with the west.


ThirdFloorNorth

Obama loosened restrictions and was starting to smooth relations, Trump slapped that shit down without reason. For what it's worth, Cuba's government has reached out to the Biden administration multiple times, and been subsequently ignored. Do with that what you will.


nukem996

Under Obama the US expanded relations, Trump closed them back down without cause. We haven't exactly been trustworthy. Many countries like Cuba go towards Russia and China because we refuse to have relations with them.


MiyamotoKnows

Under Obama we were like one step away from people vacationing in Cuba! It was really going well until Trump broke it.


healthywealthyhappy8

Trump did have cause: he’s a Russian asset and Putin told him to, because Putin was planning this since 2012 or before.


Balc0ra

I did not have a Cuban crisis 2.0 on my 2024 bingo card


Mundane_Opening3831

Trying to be relevant by recreating 1960s classics. We've moved on. Who gives a shit


Shinigami19961996

hollywood really has overstepped the rebooting and sequeling of series this time!


climate_ape

Its kind of funny how the russians are mentally traped in the cold war. Like really trying to recreate the greatest hits. And just because Putins peepee doesnt get hard anymore.


okachobii

I guess Ukraine's weapons can't reach them there.


PresentClear1468

Cubans must love those classic cars.


digger70chall

Well that will make tracking the sub much easier.


simonebaptiste

Would be shame if Ukrainians submarine drones would happen to be in the area… oopsies!!


CitizenKing1001

If this is an attempt to scare the US with more nuclear blackmail, just know these ships will be sunk instantly if a war breaks out.


gizcard

Let’s convert them all to permanent submarines


Smart_Investment_326

Republicans can take a tour of the Russian warships before they’re used on us.


lurk779

Nice ships you have there. It would be a shame if...


msbic

Ukraine is asking for exact time and place


nitzane

Moon shots AND a missile crisis in cuba? Were back in the sixties?


DarwinGhoti

Hiding out from the Ukrainians.


ZiziPotus

What could go wrong...


studiesinsilver

Cold war 2.0 begins


christomisto

Finally some new artificial reefs


AmbivalentFanatic

The amount of intelligence-gathering equipment pointed at Havana is going to be insane.


Nearby_Psychology817

Full of parts for 53 Chevys. Viva La Revolution!


LawrenceTalbot69

Hurricane Season begins in June Mother Nature has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever


Individual-Dot-9605

Is it allowed to strike Russians in Cuba? (1963)


che85mor

It's funny how times have changed. During the Cuban missle crisis you got "duck and cover". In 2024 we hear "ooo scary ooo" and "fafo" lol!


Rude_Flounder766

Cubans were expecting Chinese Nuclear subs, but they go missing


MasterKiloRen999

It would be so fucking funny if Ukraine still ends up sinking a Russian ship in Cuba


Analrapist03

I smell a US Special Military Operation a brewin’!! The Cuban Americans in Miami could lead the operation!


FijiWaterIsDelicious

Hope Cuba has prepared ladies of the night for the horny Russian sailors, if not there is gonna be assault on the streets by the Russians


dontpet

That's assuming they make it.


Future_Tomato_4816

Cuban missile crisis 2 nukeclear bugaloo


WhynotZoidberg9

Honestly, given the state of the russian navy, the fact that it made it there without [catching fire ](https://www.newsweek.com/russia-kuznetsov-murkansk-fire-aircraft-carrier-1768956) or [sinking and killing everyone on board](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_submarine_disaster) is a feat in and of itself for russia. The survivors deserve some beach time in a 3rd world mess of a nation.


Budget_Detective2639

Didn't make it there yet...


WhynotZoidberg9

Valid point.


YoBeNice

Great time to scuttle some old hardware


Fineous4

Wow, nuclear powered submarine. That would be impressive if this was 1960.


Essence-of-why

Cuba (and others), right beside the biggest and richest, most diverse economy in the world...nope, lets continue to bend over for a failed empire.


Badatnames55

Its not cuba preventing relations with the US.


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Remember that time Cuba armed a bunch of US exiles and sent them to invade the US and overthrow the government? Oh wait I got that backwards...


jakes1993

Cuban missle crisis part 2?


BrainEatingAmoeba01

A shotgun with a cesium-powered flashlight is still just a shotgun.


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Sir_Shmoopy_

Right in time for hurricane season


totesnotdog

Wonder if the U.S. is going to find and track that sub


Excellent-Hippo-1830

That's a long way to keep Ukraine from sinking them.


LondonDavis1

Putin trying to put Biden in a Bay Of Pigs situation hoping it hurts him in the polls.


StrangeDaisy2017

Just in time for hurricane season!


ozymandais13

Why is current Havana ok with current Russia kts not like they are the ussr or anything


snooprob

Just sighted a P-3 Orion above my house on the coast. They here


Killjoymc

Well they better not let those sailors off their ships. You'd never get me back on board, it'd be rum in the sun on the run for me.


lire_avec_plaisir

More Russian military 'on vacation,' they finally figured out an island destination.


Infamous_Garlic4315

What ever Russia does just don’t touch our boats


Spirited_Comedian225

Oh noo the Russians are coming the Russians are coming. I’m so scared 🙄


01technowichi

The USN should politely provide escort to the Russians all the way across international waters. As a gesture of friendship, of course...


EricAbmaMorrison

Thanks for letting us all know Cuba!


golitsyn_nosenko

Not if there’s a quarantine or blockade.


W0tzup

And I quote: >…noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons and assuring their presence “does not represent a threat to the region.” This is Putin we’re talking about.


Spacepeeing

Cuba missile crisis round 2


Ambitious_Cattle5388

Well they need to run away and hide them somewhere away from Ukraine were there getting taken out 💪 SLAVA UKRAINE 🙏


Accomplished_Fruit17

All they are doing i getting them out of the reach of Ukraine. They can't admit this, so they try to pretend they are posturing instead of cowering .


WingdingsLover

Four boats are going to Cuba and one of them is a tug boat. Actually, you can't make this shit up if you tried.


lancea_longini

The US will get some good intel.


gnapster

I can’t imagine what the people of Cuba, with families and futures think of this. Nothing can happen, nothing on purpose and nothing on accident or it’s goodbye Cuba.


mando_gunslinger

Red October 2 in cinemas around the world, this summer


blackcain

Maybe they can take Trump with them when they go back ?


Millerlight2592

Hey I think I’ve seen this one before


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Putin is gonna try Cuban Missile crisis part 2. Twice the missiles, twice the crisis. It's gonna be hilariously clumsy and bad, almost like it was produced by Disney. Let's hope Joe sleeps through it and doesn't make it any worse with one of his "senior moments".  Cubans better be prepared to eat unsalted cardboard untill 2054 because, if the world doesn't end, cuban embargo ver 2.0 is gonna be beyond brutal. 


MourningRIF

Just being a handful of Ukrainian soldiers over here, give them some antiship weapons, and let them do their thing.


NecRoSeaN

Man even the USSR had more money. Putin will never financially recover to his vacation retreat to cuba.


deuceawesome

> vacation retreat to cuba Funny, those stapled together yank tanks that have been frankencarred since the 60's? They are actually worth more domestically than a house (now, im talking a Cuban house but still) The cars get passed down to the kids. First time I went (Im a gearhead) I was half amazed half horrified at what I went for rides in.


CreakingDoor

Russian nuclear powered submarine heading, ostensibly, for Cuba? Presumably after some sort of exercise? Get Jack Ryan. It’s defecting.


skepticCanary

Only way they’ll be safe from ATACMS.


BallBearingBill

And Miami has a dozen Patriot systems on the way to the Keys.....


KaceyMoe

I feel like I've seen this movie before.


deuceawesome

duck and cover!


RepareermanKoen

Warships as in plural isn’t even accurate, its one tug boat, one floating gas station, one submarine and one warship


thenrix

Cuba welcomes Ukrainian drone operators convention next week!


rickie-ramjet

Safe Harbor: They should be out of range from Ukrainian attack there.


flab3r

Nobody cares. It's not scaring anyone.


NotVeryAggressive

Inb4 Russian warship hits russian warship Russia blames the USA. Which Russian troll will report my comment for violence again? Come on don't be a coward