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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 150 points 11 months 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 94 points 11 months 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 11 months 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 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

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

[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

New Mexico had it coming tho.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

Nevada doesn't even own most of Nevada.

[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

The Science of War

[–] earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Buske@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] psoul@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

It'd absolutely be somewhere on the west coast.

[–] Codandchips@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

London? Bonus: has a Muslim Mayor

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

... US city. London.

[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Nah he's too connected to NYC.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Probably still owes payment on construction in NYC

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
[–] SW42@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I would be scared if I lived in New Mexico …

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That phrasing is kinda racist, yo