The genius move would be to say absolutely nothing about where they are patrolling. You know, like literally every single other country that runs SSBN patrols, including us, have done until now.
Politicians routinely use the press in this manner to send messages to adversaries.
A nephew of mine was serving on board the USS Hartford back in 2020 when they took a CNN camera crew under the Arctic circle and surfaced through the ice. You can find lots of similar news clips involving most/all military branches with just a little bit of effort.
And back in the 60’s my dad worked at MITRE where he held a top secret clearance. He worked on a missile defense program that was so highly classified at the time that he said only about six people knew the full scope of it. A few months after a successful test, President Kennedy announced it during a state of the union address. My dad is convinced he was sending a public warning to the USSR about our capabilities.
The genius move would be to say absolutely nothing about where they are patrolling. You know, like literally every single other country that runs SSBN patrols, including us, have done until now.
Shutting the fuck up in any context at all is not in Trump’s playbook.
Politicians routinely use the press in this manner to send messages to adversaries.
A nephew of mine was serving on board the USS Hartford back in 2020 when they took a CNN camera crew under the Arctic circle and surfaced through the ice. You can find lots of similar news clips involving most/all military branches with just a little bit of effort.
And back in the 60’s my dad worked at MITRE where he held a top secret clearance. He worked on a missile defense program that was so highly classified at the time that he said only about six people knew the full scope of it. A few months after a successful test, President Kennedy announced it during a state of the union address. My dad is convinced he was sending a public warning to the USSR about our capabilities.