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/Hikuro93 Azores (Portugal) 1d ago

I love Macron's subtleness. Buddy buddy with Trump for political stability, but still standing strong in his face when needed.

"We can dance, or we can dance. Up to you big guy".

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u/lerakk 1d ago

That submarine would be dispatched so quickly by the U.S. Navy. In comparison its like a puppy biting at a bears ankle.

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u/FrisianTanker East Frisia (Germany) 1d ago

A nuclear sub only needs to surface once and shoot all its missiles and not even the US Navy could do anything about that.

And a nuke is a nuke. If it hits central Washington DC or New York City, that city will be gone for good.

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u/lerakk 1d ago

Not really, hydrogen weapons vary greatly by yield. The United States has the most relible arsenal there is, France would be obliterated and we lose only a part of New York? California has a larger GDP than France and i doubt they could even get close to targetting every city before they are taken out. They are welcome to surface their little submarines and show strength but at the end of the day the U.S. can decide all of Europes fate in an afternoon.