Here's a scary potential outcome from Trump's election.

[surfered]

If the Trump quits Ukraine and/or Nato, there's incentive for Ukraine and the other European countries to build their own nuclear weapons. Taiwan may also, fearing lost support from the US.

Sweet dreams.

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Good

Get on with it. We're a blight on this planet.

[Silent Type]

2. I think trump will force NATO to pony up more money. But, as you mention, it will cost us by increasing tensions with

long term allies. That's a shame.

[soandso]

9. A shame that it might cause tension

or a shame that they would have to pony up?

[Irish_Dem]

3. Of course, there will be a nuclear build up.

The global autocratic bloc is waging war against the western democracies.
They hope to change the world order and be the global superpower.

The arms race is ramping up as we speak.
Weakening the US is a part of that war and has been very successful.
Trump will align away from the western democracies to the autocratic bloc.

[soandso]

10. Some history on the arms race and disarmament

Great progress was being made and it was US that foiled most of it:

https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-russia-nuclear-arms-control

[Irish_Dem]

12. The US military industrial complex will not give up its revenue stream.

[TomSlick]

4. There is a list of coming horrors.

This is high on the list.

[Wounded Bear]

5. England and France are already in the club IIRC...

certainly they will have to bolster their own defense budgets if we actually do pull out.

I believe Congress passed some laws that make it harder to pull our of NATO than just on the presiden's word, but trump will certainly curtail our involvement and could probably get what he wants with a complicit congress/Senate.

[brush]

6. Many of them already have them. An attack on one is an attack on the rest of NATO nations.

[Self Esteem]

7. Nuclear proliferation is now a reality.

[Susan Calvin]

8. I would if I were in their shoes. nt

[joshcryer]

11. God bless them and godspeed.