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haele

(15,412 posts)
43. I'm inclined to believe so, also.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:52 PM
Mar 29

My late FIL used to train Minuteman silo duty officers in the 1970's/1980's.
It was understood that policy on all sides was never to initiate first strike, that it would mean the end of whichever country did "shoot first".
I doubt even with the Focus on the Family takeover of the Air Force that the majority of the Military involved with nukes would be willing to be the one to start Armeggeddon. There are still protocols in place to keep a delusional paranoid or narcissist jackoff that goes through a mental breakdown to push the button.

That being said, Kegsbreath is a F'ing insane, deluded drunk (I doubt he's a dry drunk anymore) in a position of power way out of his mental or emotional capabilities.
I could only hope the cadre of uniformed yes-men and oafkeepers he's surrounded himself with have half a brain to go along with their political greed.

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Where is your information snowybirdie Mar 29 #1
I edited my post to include a link to Raw Story. In it is a link to his X post, which I copied to my post surfered Mar 29 #2
Just look at the links Farmer-Rick Monday #49
Typical Raw Story nonsense SCantiGOP Monday #54
I don't doubt it. bucolic_frolic Mar 29 #3
Trump has said since his 1st administration Blue Full Moon Mar 29 #9
Mark Miller stopped him during his first term. ananda Mar 29 #17
No claim of attempted use. Igel Mar 29 #18
It was going to be against China. ananda Mar 29 #33
Exactly Blue Full Moon Mar 29 #20
Greg Stillson in Stephen King's book, Dead Zone. wnylib Mar 29 #31
The wolf is loose Hudly Monday #58
To be clear, this is about emergency preparednesss in a worst-case scenario. AloeVera Mar 29 #4
That's how I read it as well LearnedHand Mar 29 #6
Yes. I mean it would be an alternate universe for the UN to start a nuclear war.. AloeVera Mar 29 #11
Iran rso Mar 29 #5
I hope and pray you are right. surfered Mar 29 #7
What about Israel? leftstreet Mar 29 #12
That's a problem. paleotn Mar 29 #42
I'm inclined to believe so, also. haele Mar 29 #43
As a Vet Hudly Monday #50
It's a lock. usonian Mar 29 #8
Shit - that mouth. calimary Monday #57
I grab background images off the internet for memes, mashups and mods. usonian Monday #59
Recommended. H2O Man Mar 29 #10
It would not surprise me if trmp joined Netanyahu. spanone Mar 29 #37
Agreed. H2O Man Mar 29 #41
They need to be on more than podcasts. Boomerproud Mar 29 #44
Most all of H2O Man Mar 29 #48
My thinking. this COULD happen by Israel, with TSF full support. (behind the scenes ofcourse) bluestarone Mar 29 #13
Interesting! H2O Man Mar 29 #16
If I had friends and/or family in Tel Aviv, I would tell them to get out - NOW! flashman13 Mar 29 #14
The same advice for Tehran as well. flashman13 Mar 29 #15
Shields enid602 Mar 29 #28
Horrifying possibility. But please change your thread title to make it clear this is a nuclear strike highplainsdem Mar 29 #19
So amended surfered Mar 29 #23
Thanks! highplainsdem Mar 29 #25
Agree. Needs to be rewritten to be clear. Amaryllis Mar 29 #24
Improbable but possible with these Bozos Ponietz Mar 29 #21
Thanx MAGAts! JohnnyRingo Mar 29 #22
They knowingly voted for a guy who fucks children... Iggo Mar 29 #32
I would also add that donny is chomping at the johnnyfins Mar 29 #35
War Pigs OC375 Mar 29 #26
I rather imagine that the discussion lapfog_1 Mar 29 #27
Sounds serious. Kid Berwyn Mar 29 #29
Because the President fucks children. Iggo Mar 29 #30
If it's a choice between dropping a nuke vs releasing the Epstein files Seinan Sensei Monday #53
Dropping a nuke might be enough to get his ass impeached yourout Mar 29 #34
It will not be enough Dan Mar 29 #36
If the USA or Israel nukes Iran, Pakistan will nuke Tel Aviv. nt PufPuf23 Mar 29 #45
I fear you're right. calimary Monday #60
The fact that such a notion can't be B.See Mar 29 #38
Nukes Not Needed To Create Nuclear Catastrophe 2na fisherman Mar 29 #39
Oy JoseBalow Mar 29 #40
Remember the ending of "Fail Safe"? BidenRocks Mar 29 #46
If they drop a nuke, Haggard Celine Mar 29 #47
Really? then what? Roc2020 Monday #51
It's certainly a novel way to try to beat the rap. calimary Monday #61
Here is the original posting from Twitter (Currently known as X) ... aggiesal Monday #52
Not a good move. Joinfortmill Monday #55
Is there credible intelligence that either country is planning to use a nuclear weapon in Iran? That's news to me. Martin68 Monday #56
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