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RAB910

(4,030 posts) Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:33 PM Oct 2019

Anyone else worried?

Is anyone else worried that the man who controls enough nuclear weapons to destroy the planet is dangerously out of control?

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Anyone else worried? (Original Post) RAB910 Oct 2019 OP

Sure. But, there truly are people around him. MineralMan Oct 2019 #1

He just went batshit crazy mainstreetonce Oct 2019 #2

Remember in the end how Hitler just wanted Germany to burn RAB910 Oct 2019 #3

He doesn't have them at his fingertips. Caliman73 Oct 2019 #4

Worse case scenario the military will take him out... military coup. honest.abe Oct 2019 #5

I try not to think about that too much RussBLib Oct 2019 #6

MineralMan

(151,571 posts)

1. Sure. But, there truly are people around him.

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:35 PM

Oct 2019

If he wants to nuke something, I suspect his wishes will be thwarted.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

2. He just went batshit crazy

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:36 PM

Oct 2019

But he would NOT say what he wanted Ukraine to do about Biden.
He knows he can't say that.

RAB910

(4,030 posts)

3. Remember in the end how Hitler just wanted Germany to burn

Reply to mainstreetonce (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:39 PM

Oct 2019

Caliman73

(11,767 posts)

4. He doesn't have them at his fingertips.

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:39 PM

Oct 2019

He has to call the person who carries the "football" and start a process for launching any nuclear strike. Granted, the process is meant to be quick and decisive so there is definitely risk, but there are generals and other people in the chain who would likely question Trump about why he would need to launch nuclear weapons.

honest.abe

(9,238 posts)

5. Worse case scenario the military will take him out... military coup.

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:45 PM

Oct 2019

I believe our military leadership does not trust this man although they would never say anything to that effect and will treat him with the respect the office of the President deserves. However, if he goes off the deep end and try to order nuclear attacks they will take him out if no one else will.

RussBLib

(10,757 posts)

6. I try not to think about that too much

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:46 PM

Oct 2019

And have to hope that some cooler heads will prevail.

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