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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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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

The headline is a reading into it a bit. They said nothing is off the table, but they are confident that a conventional strike would accomplish the goal.

Not that a strike would happen anyway, but they rarely say that any option is completely off the table. A nuclear first strike should be one of those options off the table, but it's the Trump administration we're talking about.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Worse president than Putin, worse people than Russians considering the power the people ~~have~~ had and the person they allow to do this.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I vote for tariffs on the nukes pls taco pls

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (9 children)

What a great precedent that would set. Seems like humans are moving towards ending all life on earth. Just another dead rock in an infinite vacuum.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week 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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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Ah yes, very smart, let's use a nuke to blow up a nuclear facility. There couldn't possibly be a much larger explosion and spread of radiation because of that.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Explosion no. Extra fallout, maybe. But the facility we're talking about is deep underground, so even if it happens, hopefully that contains some of the fallout.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Sounds like science stuff and facts. MAGA doesn't have any time for those.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just think of the moths it would attract though

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is how you get Mothra.

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[–] [email protected] 154 points 1 week ago (18 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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

My worry is he will drop one on an American state.

Wouldn't be the first time, but those were on accident and thankfully didn't detonate.

Edit to add reference: 1961 Goldsboro B-52 Crash

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I mean we also blew up a lot of nukes on American soil on purpose too!

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (3 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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[–] [email protected] 96 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Don’t worry, Los Angeles isn’t a state :p

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