RUSSIA: RELENTLESS on ALL FRONTS /Lt Col Daniel Davis

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President Putin announced the successful test of Russia’s nuclear-capable underwater drone, Poseidon, which can generate radioactive tsunamis. Former President Trump responded that the U.S. could develop similar weapons, prompting warnings from the Kremlin that if America breaks nuclear treaties, Russia will too.

Military analyst Colonel Dan Davis explained that Russia’s development of these systems began after the U.S. withdrew from key arms control agreements like the ABM and INF treaties. He said these new weapons don’t change the nuclear balance — both nations already have world-ending arsenals — but they increase tension and risk escalation.

Davis noted that Trump’s comments about conducting “nuclear tests” were vague and possibly unrealistic since the U.S. lacks platforms like Russia’s nuclear-powered missiles. He warned that this kind of nuclear one-upmanship is dangerous and marks a shift away from decades of restraint under test-ban treaties.

Later, Putin reportedly invited international journalists to witness a Ukrainian encirclement on the battlefield. Davis said Russia likely has those areas effectively surrounded and that inviting the press may be a way to legitimize their success and prove control, rather than pure propaganda.

Overall takeaway:

Russia’s new nuclear and battlefield moves are both a warning and a power display aimed at the West. U.S. political responses risk further escalation, and rhetoric on both sides is pushing the world away from nuclear restraint.