Russian Warships in Cuba

Russian Warships Head to Cuba

Three Russian Navy ships and a nuclear-powered submarine passed 90 miles off Florida's Atlantic coast on Tuesday on the way to Cuba for a military exercise, according to analysts.

U.S. officials say they didn't see the arrival as threatening,(who the hell are they kidding?) but the U.S. Navy is “shadowing” the Russian flotilla as it begins military exercises today.

The Russian flotilla, equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles, was monitored by a NATO ‘Poseidon’ anti-submarine aircraft from Norway to Cuba.

U.S. officials say the exercise is a response to increased NATO commitments to Ukraine and comes as tensions rise between the U.S. and Russia. [flyoverflorida]