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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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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 154 points 1 week ago (9 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 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.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 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

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You might enjoy the short run of the TV show Jericho.

[–] sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

There’s also comics that continue the story a bit more.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

If you can’t prove it, then they are doing the false flag operation right. Well; correctly, anyway.

[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 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

[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

New Mexico had it coming tho.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

Nevada doesn't even own most of Nevada.

[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Science of War

[–] earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Buske@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

WHO GETS THE NUKE FIRST? IRAN, GAZA OR THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE SEASON! sadtimes.

[–] psoul@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What’s the us city that matches the following:

  • democratic
  • least amount of white people
  • more than 100k inhabitants
  • doesn’t have critical military infrastructure
  • Trump doesn’t go golfing there or at least doesn’t like to
[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

It'd absolutely be somewhere on the west coast.

[–] Codandchips@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

London? Bonus: has a Muslim Mayor

... US city. London.

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nah he's too connected to NYC.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably still owes payment on construction in NYC

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that give him extra incentive to blow it up?

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, saves him the legal fees of drowning his contractors in court to avoid payment

[–] SW42@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I would be scared if I lived in New Mexico …

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That phrasing is kinda racist, yo