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The Disturbing Reason for the US Navy’s Trident Missile Test Was it a message to Russia, China?
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The Disturbing Reason for the US Navy’s Trident Missile Test
Was it a message to Russia, China?
(The Daily Sheeple)
Originally appeared at The Daily Sheeple
By now you’ve probably heard all about the strange light that was seen across the Western United States and Mexico on Saturday night, as well as the Navy’s explanation for the anomaly. Apparently, the light was nothing more than a test of a Trident II missile (which is normally armed with a nuclear warhead) that was launched from a submarine in the Pacific. The only question that remains, is why did the Navy conduct their secret test at a time and place where so many people would be able to see it?
Typically these tests are a quiet affair, and for a very good reason. They don’t want foreign ships to observe these launches, lest they discover some of the capabilities of the missile. So why run the test at a time of day when the conditions were absolutely perfect for millions of people to witness it? Why bother doing it off the coast of one of largest cities in the world, when you have the entire Pacific Ocean at your disposal?
If the launch had occurred a little earlier or a little later, very few people would have even seen it. The Navy has tested this missile over a 150 times before with little fanfare, and in fact, they did another test early Monday afternoon and nobody noticed. So what gives?
For now the Navy is playing dumb, and have claimed that they had no idea the test would create such a spectacular view. However, the spectacle seems awfully convenient given the current tensions between the US, Russia, and China. It’s also pretty convenient, given whatDefense Secretary Ash Carter told the media a day before the launch.
“In the face of Russia’s provocations and China’s rise,” Carter said, “we must embrace innovative approaches to protect the United States and strengthen that international order.”
Russia is violating sovereignty in Ukraine and Georgia and is trying to intimidate the Baltic states, and in Syria it is prolonging a civil war, the secretary added.
“At sea, in the air, in space and in cyberspace, Russian actors have engaged in challenging activities,” he told the audience, noting that Moscow’s nuclear saber-rattling raises questions about Russian leaders’ commitment to strategic stability.
“We do not seek to make Russia an enemy,”Carter said. “But make no mistake. The United States will defend our interests, and our allies, the principled international order, and the positive future it affords us all.”
It’s beginning to look like this test was nothing more than our government’s attempt to flex its military might in front of the world. And when you think about it, this was the perfect way to do that without compromising the capabilities of the missile. If they had announced the launch ahead of time, it would have given Russian and Chinese submarines the opportunity to observe the launch up close, and learn a few of its secrets. But this way they could keep the launch under wraps until the last-minute, while still making a massive spectacle that would explode all over social media.
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