American nuclear forces consist of ballistic missile submarines, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, and bomber aircraft.

Donald Trump has been accused of nuclear posturing, after claiming that he’d ordered two US submarines to move closer to Russia. The announcement followed an escalating social media spat with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev,

The Kremlin has tried to calm tensions in a feud between Trump and Medvedev that spiraled into nuclear threats.

The first official statement from the Kremlin about Trump’s move seemed to distance Russian President Vladimir Putin from Dmitry Medvedev’s inflammatory comments.

Donald Trump declared Russia an “extraordinary threat” to the United States on Wednesday as he rolled out his first sanctions over Vladimir Putin’s refusal to stop the war in Ukraine.