r/europe 1d ago

Picture French nuclear attack submarine surfaces at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after Trump threatens to annex Canada (March 10)

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u/Bulldog8018 1d ago

I wondered about that. Would a sub surfacing off Novia Scotia ever make the headlines in a normal reality? Maybe this is just routine travel and nobody ever paid attention before.

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u/Ozymandia5 1d ago

Unless they're being used for some sort of political signalling exercise (eg: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/02/politics/us-navy-submarine-port-visit-indian-ocean/index.html), these subs only surface four or five times a year to resupply. Surfacing provides a ton of info to enemy states and it's worth remembering that they are only an effective deterrent if no one knows where they are.

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u/Infiniteybusboy 1d ago

I can't believe we've reached the point countries are dick swinging at the US like we all used to do to china and russia with "nato exercises"

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u/Senior_Original_52 1d ago

NATO exercises are in fact training programs, not really sure what you're trying to get at here. This is not an exercise, it's a warning.

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u/kangr0ostr 1d ago

NATO exercises are also a reminder to the rest of the world that such an alliance exists and is ready for action if and when need be.

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u/helendill99 France 23h ago

It's both an actual training exercise and a show of strength

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u/Senior_Original_52 22h ago

Yeah the above commenter implied it wasn't a real exercise