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August 1, 2025international eventNuclear PolicyNational SecurityForeign Relationsnational securityforeign policynuclear weapons

Trump repositions nuclear submarines after Russian Dead Hand threat

President Trump ordered repositioning of U.S. nuclear submarines after Russia's Kremlin issued warnings invoking its automatic nuclear retaliation system known as Dead Hand. The move escalated nuclear tensions between the two superpowers to levels not seen since the Cold War. Pentagon officials described the repositioning as a defensive deterrence measure rather than an offensive posture.