"Since the advent of nuclear deterrent, American and Russian submarines, as well as Chinese, French, and British submarines, have been constantly cruising, rotating with their twin units, armed with ballistic missiles, deployed in specific areas, and ready to launch their payloads in the event of war. As a result, I believe the US president's recent declarations make little sense outside political rhetoric". In an interview with Corriere della Sera, General Vincenzo Camporini - former Chief of Defence Staff and of the Air Force and an expert in military and geopolitical strategy - stated that Trump's announcement "could nevertheless trigger a Russian reaction: Moscow could announce that it intends to put its nuclear submarine fleet on alert". And that would not be insignificant. "However, from a tactical-strategic perspective", Camporini recollected, "things remain unchanged because nuclear submarines are perpetually in motion, yesterday as today. They are a critical element of the so-called triad that comprises strategic deterrence, alongside bombers and land-based launch pads". If Russia, which has approximately fifty nuclear-powered submarines in comparison to the United States' seventy-two, were to respond to Trump's announcement, it would do so "with a completely intact sector of its Navy, namely its submarine fleet, given that it was not involved in the war in Ukraine".