Based on some previous incidents in US history it seems likely that the country's leadership might be considering a manufactured event that could seriously alarm the Yankee population and unite them in an opinion. The sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Maine in 1898 in Havana harbor was blamed on the Spanish but an investigation found it more likely to have been caused by a fire and explosion in the coal bunker. Nevertheless, it helped push public opinion into a war with Spain.
The RMS Luisitania was torpedoed by a German U-Boat on 7 May, 1915 off the coast of Ireland in waters considered as a war zone by the Germans. The death toll was 1,198, 128 of whom were Americans, which outraged the American public and was one factor that led to the Yankees entering the war two years later.
The Gulf of Tonkin attack by the North Vietnamese Navy on the USS Turner Joy and the USS Maddox on 4 August, 1964 was accepted as fact for years and played a significant role in the American entry into the Viet Nam war. Later it was revealed to have never happened at all.
Events occurring on the ocean are difficult to analyze and interpret because the results are hidden on the bottom and witnesses are few. Authorities can say what they wish with little chance of the truth being exposed.
It's very likely that one of the many plans on the Pentagon table for dealing with the present confrontation in eastern Europe would include a similar occurrence. The ideal one would be an announcement that contact with a US attack submarine had been lost. No other information would need to be given. The media would supply all the conjecture required. Any other national problems would move far down a list of importance. Many seriously unpleasant things could happen in short order.
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