US EditionRussia explodes at Trump promising 'dead hand' nuke annihilation in WW3 warning
- Dmitri Medvedev responded to Donald Trump's warning, mentioning a 'dead hand,' referring to Cold War nuclear strategy.
- Trump warned Medvedev to 'watch his words' amid rising tensions between the US and Russia over Ukraine.
- Medvedev threatened that Trump's ultimatums would be seen as 'a threat and a step toward war.'
- Trump set a new deadline of 10 to 12 days for Russia to agree to a ceasefire.
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Tensions between Donald Trump and Dmitri Medvedev, former Russian president, highlighted the "dead hand" system set up during the Cold War.
Former Russian leader evokes the control system that would allow the automatic launch of nuclear missiles against the United States
Trump stuns with shocking nuclear announcement after Russia threat
President Donald Trump traded nuclear threats with former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev via Truth Social Friday."Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have...
Dead Hand system: Cold War origin to Trump submarine move
It was Moscow, 1974. In the depths of the Cold War, Soviet generals authorised development of the Dead Hand system—officially known as Perimeter—to guarantee nuclear retaliation even if leadership was wiped out. Fear of a decapitating U.S. submarine strike drove the USSR to build an automatic counterstrike plan. Origin: Born of Paranoia and Precision By the late 1970s, the U.S. Trident D5 sub‑launched ballistic missile had become precise enough …
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