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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31683994

Fox News reports that Donald Trump may consider using nuclear weapons to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility

The U.S. military has reservations regarding the success of using a bunker-buster bomb, a non nuclear weapon, to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility, buried deep in a mountain. Two defense officials were reportedly briefed that only a tactical nuclear weapon could reach the facility.

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The fact that experts concluded that a tactical nuke would do the job doesn't imply that they are considering using it. I don't like the US administration, but this is wildly overblowing statements and pure fearmongering.

At this point I’m alright with a nuclear apocalypse, we had it coming. I just hope I’m close enough to a blast sight to not have to deal with the aftermath.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (4 children)

So we'll have a war of aggression with Iran for? We don't like them? Israel has committed more violations of national borders and laws. The KoSA and Egypt's citizens were involved in 9-11 and they are "allies".

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If any other country did the things Israel has done, we'd be sanctioning them at a minimum. We invaded Iraq both times for less.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hell we made up lies about Iraq

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This time we are past the need for that. It will all be everchanging bullshit from here on out with the us.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe they've got Saddam's missing WMDs. . .

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

All that freshly baked yellow cake

[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah but israel is our colonial outpost in the middle east, they can do whatever they want

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

9/11 killed a lot of Americans, ice kills Americans, do you see the pattern here, Jimmy?

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"We want to stop nuclear proliferation by starting a nuclear war." - these fucking geniuses, apparently

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey, you can't deny the world will have a lot fewer nuclear weapons in it afterwards!

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones.

[–] catty@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Considers". Fake news. They want the price of oil and gas to go up to please Putin.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Ya know, I can’t hate this take.

I'll wait for the US to demand that Israel destroy its nuclear weapons...this may take a while...

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“Art of the Deal”. Always start “negotiations” with a threat to go nuclear, then brag and posture and bully. Deal

[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You forgot the part where you Chicken out and go back on everything so you lose on both sides... No one ever sees it coming

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Now it's crystal clear how this absolute idiot bankrupt a casino

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 149 points 2 days ago (27 children)

Trump will drop a nuke before leaving office. He been begging to use one since his first term. They literally had to stop him from nucking a hurricane. He wants to do it. My worry is he will drop one on an American state.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 93 points 2 days ago

I agree with you completely. He's fascinated with nukes, and believes naked demonstrations of power show that he's strong. If he does drop a nuke in Iran, you can guarantee that Russia will use them in Ukraine, and that quickly opens the door to a much wider war in Europe. Strategic thinking is not Trump's strong suit, and he's likely to bumble us into a nuclear WWIII.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I fully expect him to nuke a blue state in a false flag attack. I can't prove it, but I won't be surprised if he does

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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 5 points 1 day ago

Fine, start a nuclear war. It's the waiting I can't stand.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

He is going to back pedal because Iran is his boss's (Putin ) ally. He is once again talking shit he has no intention of backing up. I could see him ordering a nin-nuke strike on something that wouldn't get him in trouble with his handler though as a fake tough man move.

[–] thru_dangers_untold@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He floats the craziest idea so that whatever happens he can say "at least I didn't do that one thing" and his base will praise him for it--even though the thing he actually did was still moronic. This is the "permanent 300% tariff", "Canada will be the 51st state", or the "Golden Trump Gaza" video. It's the only way this imbecile knows how to negotiate.

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago

Same guy that kept ripping on Zelensky for "instigating" nuclear war

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If this were to happen, it would be a green light for Putin.

Let's hope to all fuck that our idiotic congress or who the fuck ever, prevents this abject, fucking, idiocy.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Congress isn't stopping him doing anything. I don't see them suddenly changing just to prevent global nuclear war.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What is a country? A miserable pile of war crimes.

Turning a habitable area full of innocent people into a pile of radioactive rubble and dying people why? Because fucking the Israeli government wants to genocide palestinians without resistance? Damn we fucking suck as a country

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Something tells me he has already given the order multiple times but the people around him have to carefully explain to him why that’s a very bad idea until he backs down.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Then I hope the rest of the world does something about it.

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What the actual hell.

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