Pentagon Unveils Nuclear Sub Presence as Iran Talks Falter

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Pentagon has disclosed the location of a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed submarine in a rare public statement, a day after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal aimed at ending hostilities.

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The submarine, part of the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile fleet, arrived in Gibraltar on Sunday, according to an announcement on Monday from the United States Sixth Fleet.

Submarines carrying nuclear weapons typically operate in secrecy, and their locations are rarely disclosed publicly.

Rare disclosure of submarine position

In a statement, the United States Sixth Fleet said the visit underscored Washington’s military capabilities and commitment to allies.

“The port visit demonstrates U.S. capability, flexibility and continuing commitment to its NATO allies,” the fleet said.

It added that Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines serve as stealth launch platforms for submarine-launched ballistic missiles and represent the most survivable component of the U.S. nuclear deterrent.

The Pentagon did not reveal the name of the submarine involved. Details about the movements and deployments of nuclear-armed submarines are normally treated as highly classified due to their strategic role.

Ceasefire with Iran described as fragile

The announcement came as tensions with Iran remained high.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Donald Trump said the U.S. ceasefire with Iran was on “life support” and described the agreement as “unbelievably weak.”

The comments followed Iran’s latest counteroffer aimed at ending the conflict. According to reports, Tehran’s proposal included demands for war reparations, recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of U.S. sanctions.

Trump rejected the proposal on Sunday, calling it “totally unacceptable.”

Role of the Ohio-class fleet

In addition to the ballistic missile submarines, the class also includes four guided missile submarines. These vessels are configured to carry conventional weapons, including more than 150 Tomahawk cruise missiles.

The submarines are capable of long patrols at sea, operating covertly for extended periods as part of the United States’ global deterrence posture.

META: The Pentagon publicly revealed a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine had docked in Gibraltar as tensions with Iran rise after Trump rejected Tehran’s latest proposal.

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An 80 year old manic tries to blow up the world and nobody will stop him??

That’s right. Nuclear subs locations are secret so they don’t get targeted. This is another propaganda optic to scare the enemy. I think that ship has sailed. USA’s perceived capabilities are shown to be less than their actual capabilities.

This is nothing more than two incredibly insecure men, trying to engage in more chest thumping and show their masculinity. The Don and Pete show continues, and the level of failure has been nothing short of astonishing. Done continues to sabotage both America and the world's economy and do the exact opposite of what he promised during his campaign.

Though it is a distant memory many of us recall him saying no more overseas adventures and Biden has caused massive inflation which I'm going to bring down starting on day one. Both of which have turned out to be absolute lies and nothing but verbal trash from the street trash man.

American author Chris Hedges writes: “Violence does not generate peace. It generates violence.

“If there is one lesson we should have learned in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya, it is that regime change spawns Frankensteinian monsters of our own making.”

The American leader is meant to be a unifier, a strong and soothing presence in the world. Trump is an anarchic toddler, constantly causing upheaval across the globe, transgressing and remaking everything in his helter-skelter image. He has no interest in fireside chats; he wants to set fires.

Is Trump trying to further convince Iran that it absolutely needs to develop nukes? 😅

Well we all know about the Lard Arse Yanks, and how John Wayne and the dwarf Audie Murphy singlehandedly won the second world war. Let's say it as it is, they couldn't beat practically unarmed Vietnamese using tunnels to navigate. They couldn't beat Afghanistanies in flip flops fighting with broomsticks. Nuff said

The clown circus continues. If they really disclosed the actual location of an American nuclear sub, it just shows the huge incompetence and recklessness of Trump and Hegseth. If it was meant as a threat, the Iranians will very probably not be intimidated at all, because they can already be 100% sure that at least one, and probably several, American (nuclear) subs are in the vicinity.

But for Trump and Hegseth, and the rest of MAGA, this is all just a show, like silverback gorillas beating their chests, to show the world what big and mighty alpha males they are who don't take cr@p from anyone. While in actuality they are weak and petty little men with short fuses and very thin skins.

Pencil-dicks, more likely. Now the US is going to nuke Iran? Great strategy. Let's kill the planet while we're at it. Iran is sooo important.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Pencil-dicks, more likely. Now the US is going to nuke Iran? Great strategy. Let's kill the planet while we're at it. Iran is sooo important.

In reality Iran is not important - this war is essential to two things - Hegseth's massive ego and distracting from the everpresent evidence of Trump's sordid past hobby!

Every day that something to do with the war dominates the headlines is a success for them, it feeds those two needs.

Running out of ammunition for certain conventional weapons fast, I was pretty much waiting for such a "just remember we have other kinds of weapons as well" hint.

On 5/12/2026 at 12:47 PM, Toby1947 said:

Well we all know about the Lard Arse Yanks, and how John Wayne and the dwarf Audie Murphy singlehandedly won the second world war. Let's say it as it is, they couldn't beat practically unarmed Vietnamese using tunnels to navigate. They couldn't beat Afghanistanies in flip flops fighting with broomsticks. Nuff said

If you know all about them, why did you forget that they were a huge part of winning World War 2 and keeping everyone involved free? They could have beaten anyone else but pulled out for obvious reasons in other conflicts. Weird how some see what actually happened differently than it actually did.

27 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

If you know all about them, why did you forget that they were a huge part of winning World War 2 and keeping everyone involved free? They could have beaten anyone else but pulled out for obvious reasons in other conflicts. Weird how some see what actually happened differently than it actually did.

The U.S. withdrew from Vietnam (1973) and Afghanistan (2021) after protracted, costly conflicts failed to achieve long-term nation-building goals. Both exits were driven by declining domestic support, high casualties/costs, inability to establish stable local governments, and the strategic recognition of an unwinnable "quagmire" and the same will happen with iran the last time the yanks won a war was WW2 but that was with allies could not have done it alone !! officially declared, solo war victory was the Spanish-American War in 1898. the US do not have a good track record for winning wars

34 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

The U.S. withdrew from Vietnam (1973) and Afghanistan (2021) after protracted, costly conflicts failed to achieve long-term nation-building goals. Both exits were driven by declining domestic support, high casualties/costs, inability to establish stable local governments, and the strategic recognition of an unwinnable "quagmire" and the same will happen with iran the last time the yanks won a war was WW2 but that was with allies could not have done it alone !! officially declared, solo war victory was the Spanish-American War in 1898. the US do not have a good track record for winning wars

No, we won the Gulf War and could have won all of them it we wanted to. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't have a clue to the power the US military has. As far as World War 2 we could have also won it alone but it would have taken longer.

8 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

No, we won the Gulf War and could have won all of them it we wanted to. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't have a clue to the power the US military has. As far as World War 2 we could have also won it alone but it would have taken longer.

Ha Ha Ha ok keep watching 'Saving private Ryan'

but if you want to see reality watch Iran hand Trump and Netanyahu their asses.

2 minutes ago, johng said:

Ha Ha Ha ok keep watching 'Saving private Ryan'

but if you want to see reality watch Iran hand Trump and Netanyahu their asses.

I've been watching, and only see the opposite so far. Are you on Iran's regime side, meaning a terrorist organization that kills their own people? Funny is that's how a few seem here.

32 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

No, we won the Gulf War and could have won all of them it we wanted to. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't have a clue to the power the US military has. As far as World War 2 we could have also won it alone but it would have taken longer.

YOUR history books don't say you won any wars as far as the power of the Us military its getting defeated by a 3rd world country all you yanks do is start a war ask for help because you are stuck, then you leave because it cost to much in dollars and lives and you have achieved what??? and you can not even leave a war without destroying people example Afghanistan you guys promised the people who helped you fight the Taliban they would be looked after what did they get nothing except a bullet from the Taliban shame on you yanks !!

1 minute ago, MikeandDow said:

YOUR history books don't say you won any wars as far as the power of the Us military its getting defeated by a 3rd world country all you yanks do is start a war ask for help because you are stuck, then you leave because it cost to much in dollars and lives and you have achieved what??? and you can not even leave a war without destroying people example Afghanistan you guys promised the people who helped you fight the Taliban they would be looked after what did they get nothing except a bullet from the Taliban shame on you yanks !!

1 minute ago, MikeandDow said:

We won all of them military wise. Not obtaining all objectives in a few. What's wrong in enlisting others in your defense if you're fighting a common enemy? Trying to help other countries is what the US does, and sometimes it doesn't work out like they planned. If you can't see what the US is capable of, you aren't watching the news. The US gets involved because it's citizens are from all countries worldwide. Mistakes are made when you're fighting an enemy, and anyone who's on the terrorist's side, should just join them. It might be your country that's hit by Iran someday if this doesn't work out as planned.

I think we mostly understand that Trump has made a godalmighty mess of things, but in the months to come the military (and his cabinet etc) will have to justify why they followed his orders – it wasn't accepted at Nuremberg, so why should it be now?

18 hours ago, kwilco said:

I think we mostly understand that Trump has made a godalmighty mess of things, but in the months to come the military (and his cabinet etc) will have to justify why they followed his orders – it wasn't accepted at Nuremberg, so why should it be now?

Nuremberg and its permanent successor the ICC has Nothing to do with America, the Rome statute which the ICC has powers to bring to justice war criminals responsible for international crimes. was NOT Ratified by the USA so it has NO power !!

16 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

Nuremberg and its permanent successor the ICC has Nothing to do with America, the Rome statute which the ICC has powers to bring to justice war criminals responsible for international crimes. was NOT Ratified by the USA so it has NO power !!

16 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

Nuremberg and its permanent successor the ICC has Nothing to do with America, the Rome statute which the ICC has powers to bring to justice war criminals responsible for international crimes. was NOT Ratified by the USA so it has NO power !!

You really are dim! You don't understand analogy or precedent , do you? Maybe you should think about the the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ),

6 hours ago, kwilco said:

You really are dim! You don't understand analogy or precedent , do you? Maybe you should think about the the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ),

Point out your Post with the reference to Nuremberg was full of B/S ! to charge quote (and his cabinet etc) this can only be in limited circumstances and that will never happen Total B/S