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kentuck

(115,419 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:57 PM Tuesday

If Trump orders a nuclear strike, who will stop him? [View all]

Will the military follow his orders? From what we have seen, the answer is probably yes.

Will the Congress do anything to stop him. From what we have seen, the answer is probably no.

There is a madman driving the bus and we are all going along for the ride.

We know he is going to drive the bus over the cliff.

Because he is not a stable genius.

In fact, he may be the exact opposite, masquerading as someone that can "ace" a cognitive test.

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

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

I doubt he's really in charge n/t leftstreet Tuesday #2

I wish that were true Walleye Tuesday #4

Oh, you know he's craving to do that. Walleye Tuesday #3

But just a small one. kentuck Tuesday #6

He understands zero about geopolitics and diplomacy. Walleye Tuesday #7

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

Unfortunately, political leaders have done a lot to strengthen the executive branch David__77 Tuesday #8

+1 leftstreet Tuesday #9

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

Wasn't that Huckleberry??? IrishAfricanAmerican Tuesday #12

Huh? Do you mean Mike Hucklebee? Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #13

Let Israel use Israeli nukes. mr715 Tuesday #14

I think Bibi would prefer Trump use his own Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #15

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

He has likely never been taught the concept BlueKota Tuesday #11

So far, it hasn't been tested. MineralMan Tuesday #17

What is CONUS? mr715 Tuesday #19

Continental United States. MineralMan Tuesday #20

Oh. Duh. Okay mr715 Tuesday #21

Military shortcut. MineralMan Tuesday #22

THAT is the question. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #18