The Times, June 12, 2024
Event
The arrival of an unusual flotilla in Havana harbour was heralded by the thunderous sound of cannon fire, as 21 guns saluted a Russian “strike group” of warships, including a nuclear submarine. If the heads of locals were turned by the visitors to the colonial heart of the city, so too were those of the Americans who had been shadowing the vessels as they made their way to visit a former Cold War ally at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and the West. At the forefront of the flotilla was a 135-metre frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov, named after the head of the Soviet Union’s once formidable Red Fleet. It was not clear whether the grey-hulled ship had been equipped with Russia’s latest Zircon hypersonic missiles, capable of flying close to nine times the speed of sound, with a maximum range of 460 miles (740km). On its way to Cuba, the flotilla conducted drills in the Atlantic, simulating a missile strike on a group of enemy ships, according to Russia’s ministry of defence, which released video of the exercise.
Comment
In 1962 Soviet nuclear weapons placed in Cuba brought the world as close as it has ever come to nuclear war. It became known as the Cuban missile crisis. Some are comparing Russian warships coming with 30 miles of US shores as a comparable escalation.
John Kirby, the White House national security spokesman, has insisted the fleet does not represent an “imminent threat”. James Bosworth, a political risk analyst, wrote in the World Politics Review that Russia is demonstrating “power projection” using its warships.
The Bible says that Russia will come against the king of the south (US/UK) with “many ships.” As well as invading Israel with many ships Russia could also use its ships around the world. Russia is clearly preparing for conflict….
Bible Quote
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. (Daniel 11:40)
Weekly World Watch, Andy Walton
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