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Originally Posted by SteamWake
No one has asked the obvious question..... Why?
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I think that no one has asked the question because the answer is obvious: The Russian leadership wants to send the message that Russia is, once again, big and strong and 'back on the scene'. They knew the subs would be detected, but the real point was to demonstrate to the West that the Russian navy, after being virtually laid up for the last fifteen years, was back in business. They've got a new submarine and are using their old ones.