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peggysue2

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50. If he were to do it, it would be the downfall of us all

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:15 PM

22 hrs ago

Because a single strike, even a tactical nuke, would not be contained. We all know that. We're living in a tit for tat world. We're living in the Age of Monsters and Trump is insane.

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I think Trump is going to drop a nuke. [View all] Coventina 23 hrs ago OP

I think you are right. ananda 23 hrs ago #1

Careful what you put out into the universe. It has a way of manifesting itself. PeaceWave 23 hrs ago #2

So it's my fault if he does it? Coventina 23 hrs ago #3

Yeah ABC123Easy 23 hrs ago #22

There's no Powerball drawing on Sundays AZ8theist 22 hrs ago #33

Let's put it to the test. Everybody wish for Easy to win tomorrow! Marcuse 22 hrs ago #48

Wishing is a silly waste of time..... AZ8theist 17 hrs ago #74

He already said he wants to, it's not exactly a big secret. The guy is batshit, hates the world, and has the codes. Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #4

Sardanapalus syndrome. n/t Coventina 23 hrs ago #6

If He Did That Might Give Putin Cover in Ukraine n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne 22 hrs ago #39

They'll be going off like popcorn at that point Blues Heron 22 hrs ago #47

My thinking is popsdenver 6 hrs ago #106

Hiroshima and Nagasaki didn't become uninhabitable. Crunchy Frog 4 hrs ago #113

I would think the ones used on Japan popsdenver 4 hrs ago #115

Ionizing radiation doesn't care about borders Soul_of_Wit 3 hrs ago #116

Hey S o W popsdenver 3 hrs ago #125

15-21 kilotons. joho260 2 hrs ago #129

Yes, if he does I'm pretty sure that Putin will drop nukes on Ukraine.😭 Crunchy Frog 4 hrs ago #112

Yes, he has the codes, but setting off a nuke is wnylib 16 hrs ago #75

wrong Whip-poor-will 15 hrs ago #78

Is there anyone around him Bettie 11 hrs ago #88

I honestly think that... Shipwack 6 hrs ago #108

I put in to the universe SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #38

Anyone popsdenver 6 hrs ago #107

Yeah but it would still be funny. SocialDemocrat61 4 hrs ago #111

I put into the universe that he would die when he got Covid in 2020. Didn't work. Crunchy Frog 4 hrs ago #114

It's pretty selective, wouldn't you say? RussBLib 20 hrs ago #69

It also has a consistent habit of disappearing its assertions Torchlight 11 hrs ago #86

If that were true mercuryblues 10 hrs ago #98

Get rid of trump. Nuke him instead. .... I am being facitious but thai whats in my dream. Trueblue1968 3 hrs ago #124

Recommended. H2O Man 23 hrs ago #5

I agree. n/t LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #7

Yes he can and will ! kimbutgar 23 hrs ago #8

If Hegseth gets his way Diraven 23 hrs ago #9

Don't Forget That Hegseth Believes His Ideas Are ORDAINED! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne 22 hrs ago #43

I could see him using a tactical nuke JBTaurus83 23 hrs ago #10

I am thinking the same and they will spin it Cosmocat 22 hrs ago #23

Only Thing Slowing Him Is No 8K Cameras Mounted On the Fighters... YET! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne 22 hrs ago #45

I hope that such a possible event never occurs. Dan 23 hrs ago #11

India/Pakistan JBTaurus83 23 hrs ago #18

Don't Forget That Vlad Has Plenty of Current Tactical Stock 4 Ukraine n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne 22 hrs ago #49

They are no where near 'Tactical'... SonOfNebanaube 11 hrs ago #90

If he does it will be his downfall. gab13by13 23 hrs ago #12

if he tries to institute a draft, mopinko 22 hrs ago #41

The Longer This Man Is Our President The More Often This Scene Applies! ForeGoneLegsBirne 22 hrs ago #51

If he were to do it, it would be the downfall of us all peggysue2 22 hrs ago #50

All the more bdamomma 10 hrs ago #95

Should he do so, he and his gangsters shall all find themselves riding a tiger they can never dismount: struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #13

It's not them I'm worried about. It's the rest of us. BadgerMom 21 hrs ago #65

Or maybe no matter how crazy they are, there are evenually enough non-crazies to checkmate them struggle4progress 21 hrs ago #67

Crimson Tide ending struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #14

Can We Enter Movie Reality & Emergency Appoint... ForeGoneLegsBirne 21 hrs ago #55

Leslie Nielsen's dead... regnaD kciN 21 hrs ago #63

At Least HE'D Be Convincing in the Role! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne 15 hrs ago #79

Fiction is also a way of thinking through the possibilities struggle4progress 21 hrs ago #64

After Venezuelan boat bombings, I heard Frank Drebin's voice: "Luckily, they turned out to be drug dealers." betsuni 20 hrs ago #72

Fuck yeah! ABC123Easy 10 hrs ago #94

How about Martin Sheen Oppaloopa 3 hrs ago #126

Thanks to Republicans.... Blue Owl 23 hrs ago #15

He serves as the lightning rod tonekat 21 hrs ago #61

My guess is that there are a lot of them who are or wanna be doing the same thing.... CTyankee 10 hrs ago #96

Dear God don't even think that thought. pnwest 23 hrs ago #16

Charter of the International Military Tribunal struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #17

How long have they been out of existence? mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago #20

It's an international precedent struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #21

Vasily Arkhipov struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #19

Thank you for the reminder. niyad 22 hrs ago #36

Never heard of him - Thanks for sharing. Dan 22 hrs ago #44

There is no Plan B after a nuclear bomb. BarbD 22 hrs ago #24

Right you are, and I believe the other Repukes realize that FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #32

That's Held Us for 80 Years.. Fingers Crossed That It Holds ForeGoneLegsBirne 21 hrs ago #58

If he gets that special feeling. milestogo 22 hrs ago #25

Every single person who ever voted for him or failed to vote against him will be culpable. RockRaven 22 hrs ago #26

I really hope you are wrong. At the least, I hope someone stops him. Jim__ 22 hrs ago #27

His big barfy bunker isn't done yet oldtime dfl_er 22 hrs ago #28

I think it is a distinct possibility, and I am horrified. We all need to be calling our Congresscritters ms liberty 22 hrs ago #29

Ominous signs. FalloutShelter 22 hrs ago #30

Not a chance. Groundhawg 22 hrs ago #31

Based on? niyad 22 hrs ago #35

Hey, don't give up! Another Jackalope 22 hrs ago #42

Yeah. I'm trying to remind myself of that, EVERY day. calimary 21 hrs ago #66

I keep thinking of a speech given by Dr. Helen Caldicott (Physicians niyad 22 hrs ago #34

I predicted this very thing to a co-worker last week. Laffy Kat 22 hrs ago #37

It's the ultimate expression of power. YodaMom2 22 hrs ago #40

I used to entertain a small (VERRRRRRRY SMALL) ray of hope based niyad 22 hrs ago #46

There is a related comment and thread right here on DU AverageOldGuy 22 hrs ago #52

BBC: Donald Trump's nuclear fixation - from the 1980s to now* IcyPeas 22 hrs ago #53

Certain Fundie Christians think this war is going to usher in the Second Coming of Christ neverforget 21 hrs ago #54

...And There's a LOT More Where They Came From.. ForeGoneLegsBirne 15 hrs ago #80

They're in for the shock of their lives, if that's any comfort. Crunchy Frog 3 hrs ago #118

I guess one big question is: AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #56

Are you asking if China or Russia want to commit suicide to help Iran? I am guessing not EX500rider 6 hrs ago #109

I don't believe that they would hit us in retaliation. They both know they'd be wiped off the face of the Earth. Crunchy Frog 3 hrs ago #120

Sadly, I had the very same thought.... ashredux 21 hrs ago #57

Fuck me. LudwigPastorius 21 hrs ago #59

I don't think he will.... Bayard 21 hrs ago #60

He'll send ground troops first. iemanja 21 hrs ago #62

I thought you wrote "dropping a duke" like BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #68

No one ForgedCrank 20 hrs ago #70

So reassuring! dpibel 20 hrs ago #71

not until whatever is under the ball room is complete. rampartd 18 hrs ago #73

I'm sure that he has other bunkers available to him. If he's going to do it he won't wait on the ballroom. Crunchy Frog 3 hrs ago #121

Trump: "Just a little one . . . . . " no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #76

He definitely wants to be the one to push the button. live love laugh 16 hrs ago #77

Turn the desert to glass. Historic NY 12 hrs ago #81

I really bdamomma 12 hrs ago #82

Putin might actually feel like he'd benefit from it. He might see it as freeing him to nuke Ukraine. Crunchy Frog 3 hrs ago #122

Crap bdamomma 29 min ago #133

It's not impossible Renew Deal 12 hrs ago #83

That's what Bibi and Bonesaw want, too. Kid Berwyn 12 hrs ago #84

I don't think he will. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #85

It's quite likely Bibi has the same itch... ananda 11 hrs ago #89

Trump might encourage Bibi to do it. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #91

Bibi's aleady doing the heavy work across the ME.. ananda 11 hrs ago #92

Wouldn't surprise me at this point in his mental devolution Torchlight 11 hrs ago #87

I Won't Diminish Your Concern ProfessorGAC 11 hrs ago #93

I'd bet he wants to, but hopefully someone will convince him not to. lark 10 hrs ago #97

But it will be a "small" one... kentuck 8 hrs ago #99

If they don't, and soon, we're all screwed. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #100

nope NoRethugFriends 8 hrs ago #101

Congress had a chance to get a handle on this CanonRay 7 hrs ago #102

Prevailing Winds JPK 7 hrs ago #103

Same occurred to me recently BaronChocula 7 hrs ago #104

I agree.While he is playing mighty man with his toy soldiers... pandr32 6 hrs ago #105

He's certainly crazy enough to attempt as much, but I doubt an order to do would be obeyed. NNadir 5 hrs ago #110

I agree Quanto Magnus 3 hrs ago #117

SAD part is here we are, thinking this. NEVER before have i had these thoughts. but bluestarone 3 hrs ago #119

He'll never win the Nobel Peace Prize if he does that. Crunchy Frog 3 hrs ago #123

This is terrifying but nothing he has done so far contradicts this prediction. He is obsessed with power and Pisces 2 hrs ago #127

Jaded enid602 2 hrs ago #128

That really opens up the gates to Russia and China using theirs IronLionZion 2 hrs ago #130

Truthfully, I can't believe that he hasn't done it already. Orrex 1 hr ago #131

This is the reason I'm not sleeping at night! JustKay 1 hr ago #132

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NO-WHAT CAN WE DO?!!?!! CommonHumanity 22 min ago #134

Coventina.......... Upthevibe 10 min ago #135