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In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and DPRK. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Doesn't change my answer, except that Putin/[insert dictator of choice here] shouldn't be planning our destruction either, because no one should.

Also see this comment. Tl;dr: I literally don't care about governments' rights to defend themselves from each other when, in any case, it will be the rest of life on Earth that pays the price.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

This is a response, and the only rational one.

Honestly though, our clandestine services would save a lot of lives by simply removing the problem from the top.