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3catwoman3

(29,401 posts)
1. Of course he is. He not ony wants to order their use, he would love...
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:45 AM
Oct 2025

...to push the button himself.

chicoescuela

(3,080 posts)
4. i think he knows that personally he has little time left on the planet and because he cares about no one but himself,
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:48 AM
Oct 2025

he will use nuclear weapons.

gab13by13

(32,314 posts)
2. He made the statement during his first term,
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:47 AM
Oct 2025

"Why have nuclear weapons if we don't use them?"

Blues Heron

(8,834 posts)
3. I think he sees that as the ultimate feather in his cap.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:48 AM
Oct 2025

He is become death, destroyer of worlds, to quote the bhagavad-Gita

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
6. It's just more bluster. North Korea, Russia, etc., keep testing weapons, so trump has to also. I think Russia just
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 11:24 AM
Oct 2025

announced testing of a nuclear undersea drone.

Torchlight

(6,820 posts)
8. I think he wants to be associated with a giant nuclear stockpile so as to appear taller
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 11:52 AM
Oct 2025

But at this stage in the game, it would be naive of me to perceive it as harmless, toothless or without consequence after observing his behavior.

Attilatheblond

(8,876 posts)
9. Of course Mr. I Want It All is itching to blow shit up
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 12:15 PM
Oct 2025

He's dying. He knows he's dying. But he hasn't got ALL the 'toys' yet so he is unfulfilled until he has broken the last toys there are.

Hugin

(37,847 posts)
10. Nukes are the strongmen's only hope of controlling the vast masses arrayed against their regimes.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 12:19 PM
Oct 2025

It’s a control thing.

milestogo

(23,073 posts)
12. I think I heard that.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 12:33 PM
Oct 2025

He is such a child.
Its like - why have a gun if you aren't using it regularly to kill people?

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