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19. What is CONUS?

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:21 PM

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If Trump orders a nuclear strike, who will stop him? [View all] kentuck 18 hrs ago OP

Ordering a nuclear strike is a lawful order, isn't it? dem4decades 18 hrs ago #1

I doubt he's really in charge n/t leftstreet 18 hrs ago #2

I wish that were true Walleye 18 hrs ago #4

Oh, you know he's craving to do that. Walleye 18 hrs ago #3

But just a small one. kentuck 18 hrs ago #6

He understands zero about geopolitics and diplomacy. Walleye 18 hrs ago #7

We all know TSF wants to and will use nukes at some point... wcmagumba 18 hrs ago #5

+1 leftstreet 17 hrs ago #9

Maybe the best question isn't "who will stop him?" Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #10

Wasn't that Huckleberry??? IrishAfricanAmerican 17 hrs ago #12

Huh? Do you mean Mike Hucklebee? Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #13

Let Israel use Israeli nukes. mr715 16 hrs ago #14

I think Bibi would prefer Trump use his own Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #15

I just think our nukes are spent on our hurricanes mr715 16 hrs ago #16

He has likely never been taught the concept BlueKota 17 hrs ago #11

So far, it hasn't been tested. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #17

What is CONUS? mr715 14 hrs ago #19

Continental United States. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #20

Oh. Duh. Okay mr715 14 hrs ago #21

Military shortcut. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #22

THAT is the question. Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #18