United States President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines in response to recent comments made by Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev. “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 ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,” the US leader wrote. He added that “words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences,” claiming he hopes “this will not be one of those instances.” This week, Trump branded Medvedev a “failed former president” and warned him to “watch his words,” prompting Medvedev to respond with a veiled threat by invoking Russia’s Cold War-era “dead hand” nuclear system.